HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-30 Support of Docket No. 30058 Application of Rocky Mountain Airways IncRESOLUTION NO. ~~
Series of 1976
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, IN SUPPORT OF
DOCKET NO. 30058, APPLICATION OF ROCKY
MOUNTAIN AIRWAYS, INC. FOR AN EXEMPTION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 416 (b} OF THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ACT OF 1958, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, Rocky Mountain Airways has filed with the
Civil Aeronautics Board for exemption from certain portions
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to a11ow Rocky Mountain
Airways to operate a new type of aircraft, the deHavilland
DHC-7;
WHEREAS, the Council believes that the use of the
DHC-7 aircraft will allow Rocky Mountain Airways to provide a
better class of service to serve the traveling public in and
out of Eagle County;
WHEREAS, Rocky Mountain Airways has represented to
the Town Council that the particular aircraft is suitable and
acceptable to the environment of Eagle County due to its very
low noise emission levels, and the low emission and solid
pollutants discharge from the aircraft operations; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council presently supports alter-
native transportation systems, and the use of the DHC-~7 will
provide a service that will encourage present users of travel
by automobile to use transportation by air;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
1) The Town Council hereby expresses its support
for the request of Rocky Mountain Airways, Inc. to be granted
an exemption pursuant to Section 416 (b} of the Federal Aviation
Act of 1958, as amended.
2} The Town Council respectfully requests that
Rocky Mountain Airways, Inc. be granted its application for
exemption in Docket No. 30058.
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INTRODUCE, READ, AND ADOPTED this '7th day of December,
19'76.
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