Trees will be coming down near Lebanon airport runway

WEST LEBANON The city airport plans to remove 32 acres of trees on airport property by the end of next year, according to a recently released final environmental assessment for the proposed obstruction removal project at Lebanon Municipal Airport.

The assessment says the alternative tree removal project would remove trees and add two new hazard beacons with less impact on the neighborhood than the original plan.

This plan puts the airport in closer compliance with FAA regulations regarding obstructions, but does not remove any hillside or extend any airport runways, said airport director Richard Dyment Tuesday.

This alternative project would remove 32 acres of tree obstruction south of Runway 25 to the airport property line.

We really need to clear the trees out to the property line to clear out the tree line, Dyment said. These trees that were working on are close to the runway and really need to be taken back.

The airport property abuts wooded land owned by the city, which would remain as a buffer between the airport and a nearby neighborhood.

The tree removal is expected to increase airport visibility for about six homes on Poverty Lane, the final assessment says.

The project also includes lighting changes, said Dyment.Were removing 38 obstruction lights and replacing them with two tall hazards beacons, Dyment said.The mitigation and permitting process for the project has begun, Dyment said.

The project is expected to go out to bid in the spring. The trees would be removed during the winter of 2015-16, Dyment said.

We need to do some other work before that, but the physical cutting of the tress wont happen until the winter of 2015-16, he said.

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Trees will be coming down near Lebanon airport runway