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6/4/13 LAX sued over its latest round of construction - latimes.com www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport-runway-lawsuit-20130531,0,4772766.story 1/4 Comments 16 Email Share Tweet Tweet 7 7 A labor union, four local governments and a neighborhood coalition filed suits challenging the work, including a plan to move the northernmost runway closer to homes. By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times May 30, 2013 , 7:36 p.m. Membership Serv ices Jobs Cars Real Estate Subscribe Rentals Weekly Circulars Custom Publishing Place Ad LOCAL LOCAL U.S. WORLD BUSINESS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH LIVING TRAVEL OPINION SHOP TRENDING NOW 'DEACON' JONES ZYNGA POWERHOUSE FIRE YASIEL PUIG VINE IRA DIO 'GAME OF THRONES' Search LAX sued over its latest round of construction 22 Los Angeles International Airport landed in court again Thursday when a labor union, four local governments and a neighborhood coalition filed lawsuits challenging the latest round of construction being performed at the aging facility, including a controversial plan to relocate the northernmost runway closer to homes. The cases allege that Los Angeles World Airports, the operator of LAX, violated state laws that require thorough evaluations of the environmental effects of projects as well as measures to reduce adverse impacts. Bringing suits are some of the same cities and community groups that went to court and stalled an ambitious plan by then-Mayor James Hahn to remake the nation's third-largest airport. That legal battle ended in a 2006 settlement that scaled back the number of projects, set an unofficial cap of 78.9 million passengers a year and required the growth of air traffic at LAX be spread to other airports in the region. The current round of suits have been filed by the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion; SEIU Service Recommended on Facebook 'All in the Family' star Jean Stapleton dies at 90 47,030 people recommend this. Like magic, the price to enter Disneyland just went up 2,072 people recommend this. Jean Stapleton dies at 90; was Connect Like 475k advertisement In survey, 83% report not getting enough sleep Hall-of-Famer Ram 'Deacon' Jones dies at 74 Study: college loans return on investment MONEY & CO. TECHNOLOGY HIGHWAY 1 COMPANY TOWN PERSONAL FINANCE JOBS REAL ESTATE CARS Daily Deals » Feel the rush with a tandem skydiving package for $174 TSA finds record 65 weapons on U.S. airport passengers last week Centerpiece of remodeled LAX terminal named for Villaraigosa Dead monkey, elephant meat and reptile purses seized at LAX Ads by Google A youngster kicks a soccer ball as a plane lands on the north runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Several lawsuits have been filed that challenge a plan to relocate the north runway closer to homes. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times / April 1, 2013) Recommend 15 Bart_Reed Like 475k
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A labor union, four local governments and a neighborhood coalition filed suits challenging thework, including a plan to move the northernmost runway closer to homes.
By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times
May 30, 2013 , 7:36 p.m.
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LAX sued over its latest round of construction
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Los Angeles International Airport landed in court again
Thursday when a labor union, four local governments and a
neighborhood coalition filed lawsuits challenging the latest
round of construction being performed at the aging facility,
including a controversial plan to relocate the northernmost
runway closer to homes.
The cases allege that Los Angeles World Airports, the
operator of LAX, violated state laws that require thorough
evaluations of the environmental effects of projects as well as
measures to reduce adverse impacts.
Bringing suits are some of the same cities and community
groups that went to court and stalled an ambitious plan by
then-Mayor James Hahn to remake the nation's third-largest
airport.
That legal battle ended in a 2006 settlement that scaled back
the number of projects, set an unofficial cap of 78.9 million
passengers a year and required the growth of air traffic at
LAX be spread to other airports in the region.
The current round of suits have been filed by the Alliance for
a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion; SEIU Service
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Workers West, which represents airport workers; San
Bernardino County; and the cities of Ontario, Inglewood and
Culver City.
They allege that the planning for the latest LAX
improvements violated the California Environmental Quality
Act by understating the potential noise, air pollution and
traffic effects in nearby cities and neighborhoods.
"This is a sad day for L.A. because some people are willing to
ignore reality to further special interests instead of acting
responsibly," said Denny Schneider, president of the Alliance
for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion.
The Los Angeles City Council approved the projects earlier this month. They are estimated to cost
$4.75 billion and include terminal additions, a transportation center, a consolidated car rental
facility, a people mover and light-rail stops.
The most controversial part is a $652-million plan to move the northernmost runway 260 feet
closer to Westchester and Playa del Rey to make room for a center taxiway.
Supporters say the runway project will increase the safety and efficiency of moving aircraft around
LAX. Opponents contend the project will be costly and achieve few, if any, of the promised
improvements.
Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports, declined to comment
specifically on the lawsuits because airport officials have not received copies of them yet.
She said, however, that the process to assess the project's environmental impacts was "extremely
thorough and we trust, that as it is reviewed, it will hold up under scrutiny."
Gary Toebben, president of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and head of the Coalition
to Fix LAX Now, agreed with Lindsey although he said the lawsuits could delay airport
improvements yet again.
"There's a reason why LAX looks the way it does today," Toebben said. "Lawsuits have delayed the
modernization and kept important investment away from the airport."
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