Curfew

The council unanimously voted to accept a $25,000 grant for the Burbank Fire Department. With the money, the department plans to buy six “Toughbook” laptop computers and new software that will help fire inspectors and arson investigators. WHAT IT MEANS The money will be reflected in the 2007-08 budget. Following last week’s show of support, the council adopted an official resolution to support a proposed mandatory curfew on all flights at Bob Hope Airport from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The resolution comes after a move by the council to ask residents and Reps.

Burbank officials are set to begin the process of asking its residents to support a proposed curfew that would restrict all flights at Bob Hope Airport from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. By April 17, city officials plan to send a letter to each of its 100,000 residents that would outline the proposed curfew and ask them to contact their federal legislators, who they hope will pressure the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt the proposal. Reps. Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman, whose constituencies include Burbank, have signaled their support for the proposal, as has Rep. Howard Berman, whose San Fernando Valley district covers the airport.

The council unanimously voted to accept a $25,000 grant for the Burbank Fire Department. With the money, the department plans to buy six “Toughbook” laptop computers and new software that will help fire inspectors and arson investigators. WHAT IT MEANS The money will be reflected in the 2007-08 budget. Following last week’s show of support, the council adopted an official resolution to support a proposed mandatory curfew on all flights at Bob Hope Airport from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The resolution comes after a move by the council to ask residents and Reps.

It?s time to put end to the noise at airport I am completely in favor of making curfew obligatory for all air carriers at Bob Hope Airport (?Residents letting their comments fly,? April 5). I, like many Burbank residents, live a very busy lifestyle. As the personal assistant to the chief executive of Ed Hardy Shoes and a full-time communication studies student at Cal State Northridge, I need the very little sleep that I do get to be as peaceful and quiet as humanly possible.

BURBANK — More than a dozen residents have already chimed in since the 45-day public comment period began Monday for Bob Hope Airport’s proposed mandatory curfew. “Most have been supportive, but one party took more of an airline approach,” airport spokesman Victor Gill said. “The general tenor of their letter was [that the curfew] tends to be an unfavorable development for commerce.” The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on March 17 unanimously approved the Part 161 Study, which included a mandatory 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew on all flights with an exception only for emergencies and a one-hour grace period for weather-delayed flights.

GLENDALE — Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport Authority officials briefed the Glendale City Council during a special meeting Tuesday, announcing the start of a 45-day public review period for the proposed ban on flights at Bob Hope Airport from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The proposed curfew — which, if approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, would be the first of its kind — has generated significant interest among Burbank residents...

BURBANK — More than a dozen residents have already chimed in since the 45-day public comment period began Monday for Bob Hope Airport’s proposed mandatory curfew. “Most have been supportive, but one party took more of an airline approach,” airport spokesman Victor Gill said. “The general tenor of their letter was [that the curfew] tends to be an unfavorable development for commerce.” The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on March 17 unanimously approved the Part 161 Study, which included a mandatory 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew on all flights with an exception only for emergencies and a one-hour grace period for weather-delayed flights.

Comment period on curfew about to open The Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport Authority is set to open a 45-day public comment period Monday, giving organizations and members of the public the opportunity to provide comments and ask questions about the proposed mandatory curfew at Bob Hope Airport that would restrict flying from 10 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. During the comment period, people can voice their opinions via the authority’s website,...

AIRPORT DISTRICT ? The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority unanimously voted Monday to start the clock on approving a mandatory ban on all flights at Bob Hope Airport from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as recommended in the Part 161 Study. The authority formally presented the proposed curfew to the public in a conference room at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center and will hold a 45-day open public comment period, starting March 31. Officials will also hold a public workshop on April 14 and a public hearing on May 12. On June 16, the authority plans to add comments to the report and will submit it to the Federal Aviation Administration, which has the final say as to whether the curfew will be implemented, officials said.