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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Jet noise complaints pile up in Coupeville

EA-18G Growler |Public anger centered on jet noise over Coupeville accelerated this week but the latest round of complaints may be a non-issue, according to U.S. Navy officials.

On Monday, a firestorm erupted when members of the community appeared before the Island County commissioners to lobby for an extension of a public comment period for the Navy’s planned transition of expeditionary electronic attack squadrons at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station from the older EA-6B Prowler to the newer EA-18G Growler aircraft.

The board agreed to ask for an extension and Ted Brown, a spokesman for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said the Navy has no problems honoring the request. However, he said there appears to be some misunderstanding about the proposal and the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA.

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