Democracy Denied - O'Hare Airport Public "Meetings" Were a Sham...

....thanks to the Fair Allocation in Runways (FAiR) Coalition for leading on this issue. You can join FAiR by visiting www.fairchicago.org or check us out on Facebook. Make your voices heard over the roar of the planes.

"None of three hearings to gather public input on proposed O’Hare International Airport runway changes were held in areas predicted to be hit with an onslaught of heavy air traffic under the plan, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis indicates.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it followed the rules on legally-required public hearings before it approved the $8 billion O’Hare Modernization Program, which has since triggered skyrocketing O’Hare noise complaints."

Read the full Sun-Times article here:

http://www.suntimes.com/27870402-761/hearings-on-runway-changes-at-ohare-out-of-earshot-of-affected-residents-analysis.html#.U5ZJM9q9KSM

For more information, contact Jac Charlier at jac.charlier@gmail.com