BURBANK : Airport Wins Big Round in Fight for New Terminal
A Superior Court judge has given Burbank Airport a major victory in its 11-year fight with the city of Los Angeles over plans to build a larger airport terminal, moving the project closer to the construction phase.
Judge Robert H. O’Brien sided with the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority in the third of four lawsuits brought against the authority by Los Angeles, representing residents opposed to airport noise.
The judge, saying he had no choice, ruled that airport officials had complied with state law in the manner in which they carried out an environmental impact report for the project, a key controversy.
Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles had sued airport officials last year to halt the project on behalf of residents of the southeastern San Fernando Valley, who have long complained about noise created by planes taking off.
Deputy City Atty. Keith Pritsker said he was unsure whether the city will appeal O’Brien’s decision and said he will put the question before the Los Angeles City Council.
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