Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Runway expansion out of touch with county's reality
The proposed expansion of the PBIA runways is unnecessary, unwise and unreasonably expensive. As the author of the "Population not growing; why should runway?" letter so effectively stated, any expansion of our airport's capacity is out of step with the realities of Palm Beach County. We also need to rise above the broken thinking of the past, that of unsustainable growth for its own sake, and instead apply our efforts and financial resources on the challenges of the future.
Let's all hope that our political leaders seize the opportunity to start a new Florida tradition of adopting only necessary, wise and financially feasible projects that benefit all of their constituents. This tradition begins with stopping the currently proposed PBIA expansion plan.
DR. RENÉ A. VARELA
Lake Worth
