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Description: Madison has the burden of being home to the Dane County Regional Airport.
You love Madison -- The county airport is anti-Madison. It makes our city an unhealthy place to live, promotes sprawl, contributes to global warming, and creates poverty.
You support healthy neighborhoods - Noise from airplanes both in the air and on the ground makes Madison an unhealthy and unpleasant place to live. For miles around noise interrupts conversations, rattles windows, and interferes with the lives of thousands of Madison residents. See Noise Pollution Takes Toll on Health and Happiness
You think polluters should clean up their mess -- The airport is an irresponsible polluter. According to the FAA , the airport’s noise control plan was last updated in 1996. Despite an unlimited budget, the airport has failed to update its plan to modern standards like other airports and has violated FAA regulations which require a new plan to address increased noise levels. The airport continues to violate its outdated noise control plan. While claiming it controls noise by sending flights to the north of
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