Norton Community Meeting to Hear from Residents and Federal Agencies on Reducing Helicopter Noise in D.C., Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, will host a community meeting on reducing helicopter noise in the District of Columbia to hear from residents and representatives of federal agencies that fly helicopters and manage flight paths in D.C. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., at the West End Library (2301 L St. NW). Officials from the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Park Police and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will participate. Residents who attend will have the opportunity to be heard.

In November, Norton hosted a Quiet Skies Caucus briefing with FAA and Department of Defense officials about helicopter noise. Based on complaints Norton's office has received and information presented at the Caucus briefing, Norton decided that this community meeting was necessary.

"Helicopters should not have free rein to disturb neighborhoods across the District," Norton said. "While I am working on legislative and administrative solutions to combat helicopter noise, I want to hear directly from our residents concerning their personal stories about the impact helicopter noise has on their lives at the same time that federal agencies that fly helicopters and manage flight paths in D.C. are in the room."

Norton has held several community meetings on airplane noise, and got several provisions included in the recently passed House FAA reauthorization bill to combat airplane noise and to study its health effects in D.C.