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Miami-Dade, Fla., Commissioners Reject Growth Project for Opa-locka Airport.
Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) Publication Date: 25-APR-01 |
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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Miami Herald
Byline: Tyler Bridges
Apr. 25--Rejecting arguments from a new aviation director who warned against what she said was a rash move, the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to halt consideration of expanding Opa-locka airport to begin handling passenger traffic in about 10 years.
The vote was met with wild applause by about 50 residents of Miami Lakes, Hialeah and Opa-locka who attended the commission meeting to show their opposition to any expansion plan.
But Aviation Director Angela Gittens said the commission didn't have all the information it needed to make such a decision.
Commissioners cited different reasons for killing the expansion study.
Several said they didn't want to subject residents in nearby communities to the increased aircraft noise and roadway traffic...
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