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PROTECT MAINE: OPPOSE LOW MILITARY FLIGHTS

Target:
Maine Congressional Delegation, Gov. Baldacci, FAA, MDOT, MA ANG
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Military jets flying (video) at 500 mph and 500 ft overhead are meant to be terrifying in combat but they can be a devastating shock to unsuspecting civilians, farm animals and wildlife, especially in areas as pristine and vulnerable as those of western Maine. That, however, is precisely what the Mass. Air National Guard (MA ANG) is proposing for the Condor Military Operations Area (MOA), covering more than  2.5 million acres of Western Maine.

READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE PETITION...

The proposal originated in the late 1980s and included a required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). It was reviewed and soundly rejected in 1992 by Republican Governor McKernan as "an unacceptable threat to Maine's economic and environmental resources and public health". In 2007 the ANG issued a similar proposal, accompanied by a much less rigorous Environmental Assessment (EA), claiming that the flights would have 'no significant impact'.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETITION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We the undersigned are alarmed by the Massachusetts Air National Guard's unacceptable treatment of our concerns regarding proposed changes to the CONDOR Military Operations Area in western Maine. Our concerns are centered on the scenic landscape of western Maine which is the heart of the region's economic life. It is our single most marketable asset, attracting a diverse and growing population and crucially important tourism. Known facts surrounding this issue show that our future is jeopardized by the current CONDOR proposal.

A key aspect of the CONDOR proposal is to lower the minimum fighter training altitude from 7,000 feet to a mere 500 feet above much of our area. It is our concern that such a drastic change would have huge negative impact on this region which is already reeling from the current economic tailspin.

At our request and after reviewing the proposal, Maine's Attorney General, Department of Transportation, our bipartisan Maine Delegation and Governor Baldacci all rejected the required Environmental Assessment section as unsatisfactory because of shoddy, contradictory, and incomplete documentation. They requested a full Environmental Impact Statement that would require rigorous evaluation of: 1) all potential impacts and risks and 2) alternative mission solutions. The ANG agreed to do that.

In record time they re-issued the proposal with an EIS that was little more than the old EA, re-named. The EIS failed to evaluate the potential for negative impact on important areas including:

    * 144 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
    * 1,260 acres of the White Mountain National Forest
    * 3,860 acres of the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
    * Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Lands
    * Grafton Notch State Park
    * Mount Blue State Park
    * Rangeley Lake State Park
    * Six Wildlife Management Areas
    * Caribou-Speckle Mtn. Wilderness Region
    * Connecticut Lakes Natural Area - run by the fish and game of NH, covering over 14,000 acres
    * High Peaks Region - the State of Maine has designated 59,790 acres of land protected; additional 46,344 acres is proposed for protection. 
    * Numerous areas protected by local and state Land Trusts
    * Androscoggin River Canoe Trail
    * Northern Forest Canoe Trail
    * Penobscot Nation Tribal Lands

The questions and concerns of those of us who call this region home deserve to be treated with respect and due diligence, especially when our ability to survive economically is in the balance. We ask that the FAA not approve the MA ANG CCONDOR proposal, that the Maine Congressional Delegation join with Governor Baldacci in rejecting it, and that the Massachusetts ANG withdraw it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After signing, please visit http://www.westernmainematters.org/ for up-to-date documentation, news, and relevant information.


Military jets flying (video) at 500 mph and 500 ft overhead are meant to be terrifying in combat but they can be a devastating shock to unsuspecting civilians, farm animals and wildlife, especially in areas as pristine and vulnerable as those of western Maine. That, however, is precisely what the Mass. Air National Guard (MA ANG) is proposing for the Condor Military Operations Area (MOA), covering more than  2.5 million acres of Western Maine.

READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE PETITION...

The proposal originated in the late 1980s and included a required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). It was reviewed and soundly rejected in 1992 by Republican Governor McKernan as "an unacceptable threat to Maine's economic and environmental resources and public health". In 2007 the ANG issued a similar proposal, accompanied by a much less rigorous Environmental Assessment (EA), claiming that the flights would have 'no significant impact'.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETITION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We the undersigned are alarmed by the Massachusetts Air National Guard's unacceptable treatment of our concerns regarding proposed changes to the CONDOR Military Operations Area in western Maine. Our concerns are centered on the scenic landscape of western Maine which is the heart of the region's economic life. It is our single most marketable asset, attracting a diverse and growing population and crucially important tourism. Known facts surrounding this issue show that our future is jeopardized by the current CONDOR proposal.

A key aspect of the CONDOR proposal is to lower the minimum fighter training altitude from 7,000 feet to a mere 500 feet above much of our area. It is our concern that such a drastic change would have huge negative impact on this region which is already reeling from the current economic tailspin.

At our request and after reviewing the proposal, Maine's Attorney General, Department of Transportation, our bipartisan Maine Delegation and Governor Baldacci all rejected the required Environmental Assessment section as unsatisfactory because of shoddy, contradictory, and incomplete documentation. They requested a full Environmental Impact Statement that would require rigorous evaluation of: 1) all potential impacts and risks and 2) alternative mission solutions. The ANG agreed to do that.

In record time they re-issued the proposal with an EIS that was little more than the old EA, re-named. The EIS failed to evaluate the potential for negative impact on important areas including:

    * 144 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
    * 1,260 acres of the White Mountain National Forest
    * 3,860 acres of the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
    * Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Lands
    * Grafton Notch State Park
    * Mount Blue State Park
    * Rangeley Lake State Park
    * Six Wildlife Management Areas
    * Caribou-Speckle Mtn. Wilderness Region
    * Connecticut Lakes Natural Area - run by the fish and game of NH, covering over 14,000 acres
    * High Peaks Region - the State of Maine has designated 59,790 acres of land protected; additional 46,344 acres is proposed for protection. 
    * Numerous areas protected by local and state Land Trusts
    * Androscoggin River Canoe Trail
    * Northern Forest Canoe Trail
    * Penobscot Nation Tribal Lands

The questions and concerns of those of us who call this region home deserve to be treated with respect and due diligence, especially when our ability to survive economically is in the balance. We ask that the FAA not approve the MA ANG CCONDOR proposal, that the Maine Congressional Delegation join with Governor Baldacci in rejecting it, and that the Massachusetts ANG withdraw it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After signing, please visit http://www.westernmainematters.org/ for up-to-date documentation, news, and relevant information.


We the undersigned are alarmed by the Massachusetts Air National Guard's unacceptable treatment of our concerns regarding proposed changes to the CONDOR Military Operations Area in western Maine. Our concerns are centered on the scenic landscape of western Maine which is the heart of the region's economic life. It is our single most marketable asset, attracting a diverse and growing population and crucially important tourism. Known facts surrounding this issue show that our future is jeopardized by the current CONDOR proposal.

A key aspect of the CONDOR proposal is to lower the minimum fighter training altitude from 7,000 feet to a mere 500 feet above much of our area. It is our concern that such a drastic change would have huge negative impact on this region which is already reeling from the current economic tailspin.

At our request and after reviewing the proposal, Maine's Attorney General, Department of Transportation, our bipartisan Maine Delegation and Governor Baldacci all rejected the required Environmental Assessment section as unsatisfactory because of shoddy, contradictory, and incomplete documentation. They requested a full Environmental Impact Statement that would require rigorous evaluation of: 1) all potential impacts and risks and 2) alternative mission solutions. The ANG agreed to do that.

In record time they re-issued the proposal with an EIS that was little more than the old EA, re-named. The EIS failed to evaluate the potential for negative impact on important areas including:

    * 144 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
    * 1,260 acres of the White Mountain National Forest
    * 3,860 acres of the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
    * Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Lands
    * Grafton Notch State Park
    * Mount Blue State Park
    * Rangeley Lake State Park
    * Six Wildlife Management Areas
    * Caribou-Speckle Mtn. Wilderness Region
    * Connecticut Lakes Natural Area - run by the fish and game of NH, covering over 14,000 acres
    * High Peaks Region - the State of Maine has designated 59,790 acres of land protected; additional 46,344 acres is proposed for protection.
    * Numerous areas protected by local and state Land Trusts
    * Androscoggin River Canoe Trail
    * Northern Forest Canoe Trail
    * Penobscot Nation Tribal Lands

The questions and concerns of those of us who call this region home deserve to be treated with respect and due diligence, especially when our ability to survive economically is in the balance. We ask that the FAA not approve the MA ANG CONDOR proposal, that the Maine Congressional Delegation join with Governor Baldacci in rejecting it, and that the Massachusetts ANG withdraw it.

Thank you for your consideration and timely action on this matter.

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# 253:
2:02 pm PST, Nov 21, Gregory Phelan Phelan, Maine
We don't need increasing noise and militarization of Maine airspace. Fly over the ocean if you must.

We live in Maine.

# 252:
5:45 am PST, Nov 20, Sara Therrien, Maine
Western Maine is one of the places I go to relax and get away from the noise of the city. This will ruin it for me and many others.

live

# 251:
4:36 am PST, Nov 18, Katherine Chiasson, Maine
I am opposed to low military flights in the western maine mountains. of late, the western maine mountains are under attack by industrial wind turbines and this cause, although these pristine mountains were formerly protected. it seems there is no one who believes we residents have any value.

vactioned for 15 summers in maine, then moved here for the beauty and peacefulness .

# 250:
5:54 pm PST, Nov 15, Michelle Perkins, Maine
Bred, born, and live in Maine...
# 249:
4:46 pm PST, Nov 15, James Vaille, Massachusetts
I'd like maine to remain the quiet,peaceful place I escape to.

I vacation in maine every year

# 248:
4:38 pm PST, Nov 15, Sharold Bowman, Maine
# 247:
2:21 pm PST, Nov 15, Doris Gallo, Maine
My husband and I have owned property in Maine since 1986. We built a cabin in the woods on a river in a quiet and peaceful area full of wildlife. We have since also bought a year-round home here, primarily because we love the quiet beauty of the area. I cannot imagine that anyone will allow training flights at low altitudes over this area. It will not only disrupt the peace and disturb life, human and wild, it will also be very bad for tourism, which is important to the economy in this area.

We own vacation homes and a year round home and these represent a substantial investment for us. To have low-flying training flights totally destroy the peace we've worked all our lives to achieve is unthinkable. Please do not allow this to happen.

# 246:
1:19 pm PST, Nov 15, Joe Gallo, Maine
My wife and I have owned property in Maine since 1986. We built a cabin and enjoyed the quiet, peaceful and tranquil days away from the hustle and bustle and noise of other areas. This was our vacation get-away. We enjoyed it so much, in 1999, we purchased a home here in this area to continue with this type of living. Also in 2006, we purchased another piece of property more south of here, and still continue to enjoy Maines', peaceful, quiet, and nature filled days. Why not do your training flights over Massachusetts ? Are the citizens more vocal that we are? I know what an aircraft sounds like at 500 feet above ground. I'm also an Air Force Vietnam Vet.

We live and vacation in Maine too.

# 245:
9:51 am PST, Nov 15, Name not displayed, Maine
i have been throu those testing flights, the sonic booms are enough to give persons a severe fright or heart failure. Remeber when the water pipes split from a sonic booms in a small amine town. How about my friends trailer in Hirum maine. the jets were so low they blew the windows out of it. they had to get info from some high sources to find out who and what for. Of cousre there was no monitary help for any repairs. None at all. War should stop period. what about the chem trails. , the many other atrocities going on. enough is enough. practice out in the ocean. sincerly a conerned citizen of what was once a great country

live.

# 244:
12:18 pm PST, Nov 14, Frances Bowman, Oregon
This issue is most important to me as I have family living in Maine. I have children and grandchildren and even great grandchildren who live in the great state of Maine. I do not want the noise or the polution from these low flying planes to drop on my family. Maine is a pristine state. Let's keep it that way.

I vacation in Maine and visit Maine as my children live there.

# 243:
9:49 am PST, Nov 14, Constance Henderson, Maine
I know smart military men can find a way to train without passing right over animals, birds, and US.
# 242:
8:30 am PST, Nov 14, Candy LeBlanc, California
# 241:
6:45 am PST, Nov 14, Name not displayed, Maine
The present 7,000 ft. flight level limit already disrupts the peaceful lifestyle most of us enjoy. As a professional who moved here because of the rural and peaceful environment, I can attest to the argument that allowing planes to fly 500 ft. above residential areas might dissuade others from moving to this area. I made a reasoned decision not to live and work in a noisy, crowed urban environment. If I had to factor in the possibility of having military jets fly that low over my property, weighing the pros and cons of each scenario might have resulted in a different decision. The option of looking out my window to see a brick wall (and relative quiet) might have been a viable and preferred option.
# 240:
5:41 am PST, Nov 14, Grace Keown, Maine
Maine is still being treated as Massachusett's colony. Out of sight, out of mind. We have a very rare, very special place in the rural, remote and wild places of Maine. It is vital they be preserved the way they are, without further human intrusion.

I chose Maine as the place I wanted to live and raise my kids. 5 years ago I purchased a home here and have lived here since. As an artist, it's beauty and wildness are vital to my craft.

# 239:
5:36 am PST, Nov 14, Duane Nadeau, Maine
I have previously written to voice my objection and to suggest alternatives. This is to reinforce my views.

Live full time.

# 238:
4:38 am PST, Nov 14, Thomas Ganley, Maine
The peace and serenity of rural Maine has kept me here for almost 5 decades. Low flying jet aircraft will take that away. Why is it that these flights are not done in the skys of Lincoln and Weston in Massachusetts? Is it because it is more acceptable to to export noise to Maine than keep iit in Massachusetts?

I live in Maine 8 months of the year

# 237:
4:07 am PST, Nov 14, Colleen Martineau, Maine
This area is treated with total disrespect.The "other" Maine.

I live here.

# 236:
9:18 pm PST, Nov 13, Mary Salvatore, Maine
# 235:
8:29 pm PST, Nov 13, Judith Crosby, Maine
Military jets flying at 500 mph and 500 ft overhead can have a devastating effect on unsuspecting civilians, farm animals and wildlife, especially in areas as pristine and vulnerable as those of western Maine. Such flights pose an unacceptable threat to Maine's economic and environmental resources and public health. I ask that the FAA not approve the MA ANG CCONDOR proposal, that the Maine Congressional Delegation join with Governor Baldacci in rejecting it, and that the Massachusetts ANG withdraw it.

I live in Maine.

# 234:
6:18 pm PST, Nov 13, Doug Sensenig, Maine
I have thru-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and can attest to western Maine's reputation as the jewel of the entire hike. The impact upon wildlife and recreation in the area would be significant. The jets should fly elsewhere.

I have spent most of the last 30 years in Maine and have enjoyed its natural beauty all my life.

# 233:
3:53 pm PST, Nov 13, Scott Bowman, Maine
Please let Maine be known as a place for peace and quiet,and not a place to train for war.

I live in maine

# 232:
10:52 am PST, Nov 13, Name not displayed, Maine
I recently retired and moved to the Rangeley region due to the high quality environment, including peace and quiet. Obviously low flying military planes are not compatible with this environment, and would in fact fundamentally alter it. The high quality environment is the basis of the region's economy and quality of life, and thus permitting low flying military planes would have a very significant negative impact.

As noted above, recently moved to the Rangeley region.

# 231:
9:31 am PST, Nov 13, Doris L. Westgate, Maine
Has anyone brought up the sorry state of our dairy industry? I've read that cows give less milk when they are fearful and stressed. What will these planes do to them? And why here? If they want to play star wars, let them pollute their own state, and leave us our peaceful existence!

I have lived in Maine for 17 years, love the peace I have found here, the pure air,water, and fresh produce. Please don't let them spoil it! The dairy people are already fighting for existence against the conglomerates. I'm afraid these planes might be the final blow.

# 230:
9:24 am PST, Nov 13, Nancy E. Watson, Maine
I have experienced the fear and discomfort engendered by flights at or below 500 feet and find low level military flights in conflict with my right to live peacefully.

I live in Oxford County.

# 229:
7:49 am PST, Nov 13, Janet Brackett, Maine
I'm a year-round Maine resident. I treasure the peace and quiet, the wildlife, and the sense of safety I have here. I've witnessed these low-flying exercises in other parts of the country, and they are truly terrifying -- my husband and I almost went off a mountain road in W. Virginia when low-flying jets roared overhead. These flights would constitute a danger to drivers and skiers as well as to farm animals, would threaten wildlife habitats, and would have an extremely negative impact on our way of life.

I live in Maine -- have done for over 36 years.

# 228:
2:33 pm PST, Nov 12, Patricia O'Donnell, Maine
# 227:
7:48 am PST, Nov 12, Raymond Mitchell, Maine
Its unspoiled environment is the primary asset that Maine has to offer. Allowing such an all encompasing expansion to the Condor MOA would have an adverse effect on this irreplacable resourse. Please stop this steamroller from eroding our environment and freedoms.
# 226:
6:14 am PST, Nov 12, Kathleen McPherson, Rhode Island
I vacation in Maine.
# 225:
4:12 am PST, Nov 12, Lindie Nardone, Rhode Island
# 224:
3:50 am PST, Nov 12, Thomas Andrews, Maine
Live
# 223:
2:38 am PST, Nov 12, Lisl Fuson, Maine
We have lived here for 30 years and treasure the pristine and quiet quality of the environment. This is our major resource and to obliterate the silence by having low level training in the area would devastate our way of life. The whole ecology of the area would suffer. Please reconsider. We do not want low level training here now or ever.

Live in Maine

# 222:
7:01 pm PST, Nov 11, Theresa Overall, Maine
Please protect Maine and its amazing natural resources. The citizens of this state have invested tens of millions of dollars in the land preservation program to preserve and protect the land, forests, waters, and wildlife of Maine. Hundreds of thousands of acres of land have been put in trust in order to protect and preserve the nature and beauty of Maine. The air space of these lands needs to be protected as well or the investment is worthless. Do not allow planes to fly so low over our state.

I came to Maine in January 2007 for a 4-month job. I quickly grew to love the area and have permanently moved here from Dallas. I chose Western Maine for its tranquility and natural beauty.

# 221:
3:57 pm PST, Nov 11, John Hudson, Alaska
# 220:
11:40 am PST, Nov 11, Rebecca Dennison, Maine
This issue is very important to me as I live with my children in the Western Mountains of Maine, and we love it here the way that it is. PLEASE help protect our environment and our beautiful corner of the world!

I have lived in Maine for 39 years.

# 219:
11:14 am PST, Nov 11, Karlee McDonough, Maine
My husband and I live in Franklin County, Maine. We moved here over a year ago for the peace, quiet, and serenity that the area offers. We love seeing moose on our land and all of the wildlife throughout the region. It would sadden us greatly if this area were to loose it's charm and beauty due to these low altitude military planes. Let's keep it the way it is right now -- for everyone's sake.
# 218:
10:33 am PST, Nov 11, Susan Pearson, Maine
I am deeply concerned about the impact upon wildlife and farm animals, whose vitality is already seriously compromised by environmental degradation and climate change. Additionally this would have consequences for those for whom such sounds trigger traumatic memory, for the region's economy, and for the quietude many of us cherish about our lives here.

I live here.

# 217:
9:35 am PST, Nov 11, Cathy Mattson, Maine
This is particularly bad for the citizens specifically of Maine's Western Mountains. It is also bad for the State of Maine. Where is "Vacationland" and "Maine, The Pine Tree State" and "Maine, The Way Life Should Be"? It is time that more people start caring about the Future of Maine and take measures to protect it for the countless generations that will follow us.

Resident and small business owner located in Roxbury, Maine

# 216:
9:19 am PST, Nov 11, DIANE MCNAIR, Maine
WE LIVE IN CENTRAL MAINE BECAUSE IT IS QUIETER AND MORE TRANQUIL THAN LIVING IN A MORE URBAN PLACE. I LIKE TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF NATURE AS DO MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE HERE.

I LIVE IN MAINE

# 215:
8:53 am PST, Nov 11, Diane Fredrick, Massachusetts
The area the ANG wants to train over is one of great natural beauty that would be seriously disturbed by fighter jets flying over it at altitudes as low as 500 feet. This beautiful area is also populated by people and wildlife who would both be greatly disturbed and possibly endangered by this activity. Surely the ANG can load its pilots onto a jet or two and transport them to a totally unpopulated western desert for this type of training. This "plan" to train in Maine has been denied twice before, and it should be again.

I own a vacation home in western Maine and am there every chance I get year-round.

# 214:
7:34 am PST, Nov 11, Katina Colombotos Bryant Pond, Maine
Our beauty and peacefulness is an important financial asset. The noise and environmental impact of the proposed low flying military flights would severely damage that asset.

resident

# 213:
7:30 am PST, Nov 11, Kevin McDonough, Maine
My wife and I moved to Maine for the peace and solitude offered by the Western Mountains, it is a wonderful place to raise a family. The last thing that we want is to have low altitude military training exercises disrupt our family hikes, vacations, and the abundant wildlife in the region that makes this part of Maine so special.

My family and I live in Franklin County Maine.

# 212:
7:13 am PST, Nov 11, Paul McGuire, Maine
Having witnessed several very low passes by F-somethings over Upper Dam (within the current corridor) in years past, I can say without reservation that one does not "get used to it," the words used by ANG spokesmen when referring to the effect near-ground level flights have on wildlife beneath. I doubt it very much. In this matter we are all wildlife.

Except for college years, I have lived no nowhere else but here in the mountain towns, forests and river valleys of Oxford and Franklin counties. Not in my backyard? You bet!

# 211:
7:07 am PST, Nov 11, John S. H. Carter, Maine
I am increasingly distressed by the lack of responsiveness on the part of the Department of the Air Force's Air National Guard and/or its designated project lead organization, the Massachusetts Air National Guard in providing information required for an independent and thorough evaluation of the reasonableness of their request and the potential implications to the area of its approval.

My wife and I are living on property in Lovell, Maine which has been in her family continuously for more than 150 years. We have personally been living here full time since 1994. We are involved with our community and among our contributions to our community and Maine, I am currently one of the two members of the MSAD 72 school board from Lovell (my sixth year) and a member of the board of directors of the Eastern Slopes Regional Airport Authority.

# 210:
6:20 am PST, Nov 11, Michael Romanyshyn, Maine
I strongly oppose the proposed training flights by the Mass. Air National Guard in Western Maine.

Residnet

# 209:
6:05 am PST, Nov 11, Frederick Fraini, Jr., Massachusetts
As a pilot and aircraft owner that transitions through the area, I find the MA/ANG proposal unsafe and unnecessary. I strongly agree with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association opposition and would encourage the FAA, who I believe is most responsible for aviation safety, to deny this airspace change in order to preserve the current level of safety that now exists. For the FAA to allow these low-level high-speed flights without any supplemental safety measures added to the mix is in my opinion a breach of their responsibilities.

I frequent Maine for business purposes many times during the year.

# 208:
5:15 am PST, Nov 11, Sally Miller, Connecticut
We vacation every summer at Roxbury Pond, and our 1 year old and 3 year old make enough noise--we don't need jets flying low over what my husband calls his "shangri-la", a quiet peaceful place where he has vacationed since childhood. Even this Mississippi girl has learned to love Maine since first visiting there. Preserve our peace of mind!
# 207:
6:46 pm PST, Nov 10, Burton and Nancy Knapp, Maine
"In Wildness is the Preservation of the World" Please don't destroy the "wildness" of this special wilderness area where we and many others go to recharge our energies and spirits.

We live here, and vacation here.

# 206:
6:37 pm PST, Nov 10, Bill Roorbach, Maine
The current higher-altitude military flights are enough of a nuisance, one we've borne with fairly quietly these many years--all that noise on overcast days, as if fighters hidden above the clouds weren't going to bother anyone. But low-level flights are a different matter. Perhaps these should take place over more populated areas of New England to give more people a chance to take their patriotic part in the environmental and psychological costs of air defense. Flights over Boston would hardly be heard!
# 205:
5:53 pm PST, Nov 10, M KATHRYN SYTSMA, Maine
My husband John and myself oppose low military flights because we try to live our lives as peacefully and in harmony with nature as possible. In fact, we oppose Condor Military Operations ANYWHERE.

Yes, we live on a small farm in Western Maine.

# 204:
4:18 pm PST, Nov 10, Andrew Barton, Maine
# 203:
3:26 pm PST, Nov 10, Jo Josephson, Maine
Maine has lost all its manufacturing industries..all that is left is tourism..this is the last straw..people come here to get away from noise... please let us hold on to our last tool for economic development...don't treat us like a third world country..we already live like we live in one.

I live in Maine in the fly over region year round

# 202:
11:31 am PST, Nov 10, Holly Haggan Austin, Maine
I live in Maine. My parents are small plane pilots using it for recreation purposes. The danger the LOWAT change proposes is too high a risk.
# 201:
6:37 pm PST, Nov 9, Niki Haggan, Maine
I hope to soon be a private pilot here in the Western Mountains of Maine. I respect the military's need for training, but am not willing to give up the safe air space. As an employee at a local four season resort, I also feel the flights will be detrimental to the entire area as a pure and peaceful recreational area. And since Maine is labelled vacationland, I don't see having the flights as helpful to our already struggling vacation business areas. Thank you for your time, Niki Haggan
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