Airport Expansion?
by Todd Hiziol
Co-Editor-
Local engineer
George Woelfel Is
speaking out against
the dangers of the
planned expansion of
the Hazleton Municipal
Airport.
Woelfel says the
new approach will
endanger the Penn
State Hazleton Campus,
while Mayor John
Quigley was quoted as
saying such opposition
Is ’’ludicrous.’'
Woelfel Engineering
Co. of Conynghara
claims that "the 1,200
foot Hazleton runway
extension. . . will be
detrimental In its
flight pattern and
effects upon Penn
State. . . ’’
Artwork by Todd Hiziol
the Hazleton
Collegian 250
Friday Feb. 9, 1990 Vol. 6 No. 4
Woelfel has
submitted pictures
and plans put together
by his company showing
the proposed approach
pattern.
"The new flight
pattern would impinge
directly into 26 feet
of the (Penn State)
Highacres water tank
and would place lethal
high speed aircraft
within seven feet of
the brick walls of the
Highacres Physical Ed
building and the
students inside."
Hazleton Mayor John
Quigley said,"The FAA
would not even
consider a project if
it's anything like Mr.
Woelfel says."
Highacres
Reacts
by Todd Niziol
Co-Editor
One Penn State
agency to make a
statement concerning
the proposed expansion
of the Hazleton
Municipal Airport was
the Hazleton
Educational Council.
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The council is an
advisory board to the
Pennsylvania State
University trustees.
Members meet and
discuss issues
concerning the campus.
Facts are then
forwarded to
University Park for
appropriate action.
The Jan. 11th
meeting considered the
strong opposition of
Sugarloaf Township and
Hazle Township
supervisor’s to any
proposed expansion
that would inhibit
Highacres expansion.
The council issued
a unanimous statement
stating that,"The
Hazleton Educational
Council ... is not
opposed to the
expansion of the
Hazleton Airport
except when the
expansion will
interfere with the ex
isting height or other
building conditions at
the campus now or in
the future."
Dr. David Wagner,
president of the
council, commented
that "the council is
unalterably opposed to
anything ~ . that
would in any way
j eopardize or
compromise the
Integrity and safety
of the Hazleton
Campus. "