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2009-04-23 19:23:21
SealXo
Member
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/ … pstoryview


John Murtha Airport. Taking 150 Million of tax money, including your bailout funds. A state of the art 18 million dollar runway perhaps? A 14 million dollar hanger? 20 million of interior renovation? 15 million control tower?
Sure, it will stimulate the economy! It has a whopping three flights a day and an average of 20 people!
Every flight it so empty they have to subsidize it so you're paying for an empty seat! Yay!

John Murthafucker and Diane Frankenstein are both thieves. When are we going to do something about it?

Last edited by SealXo (2009-04-23 19:25:18)

2009-04-23 19:31:28
{M5}Sniper3
Typical white person.
+389|7062|San Antonio, Texas
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2009-04-23 19:31:33
AussieReaper
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+5,761|6455|what

Murtha airport's manager said taxpayer money is going to waste at his facility, but not on the runway project. He points to an unstaffed $8 million air traffic radar system installed in 2004. "It's been sitting over there, and that radar has been spinning for all those years with no purpose. Just sitting there," Voelker said.

Voelker said he has brought the matter up with both the FAA and Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which uses the air traffic control facility. But he said nobody can explain why the radar system hasn't been staffed.
Sounds like a systemic problem with the airport for a while now. This is just getting beyond ridiculous. I couldn't believe this:

Earlier this year, the airport found a new revenue stream, receiving $800,000 from the stimulus to repave a crosswind runway that's used as a backup to the facility's main landing runway.
For a backup runway.... to an airport that has 3 flights.
https://i.imgur.com/maVpUMN.png
2009-04-23 19:35:14
{M5}Sniper3
Typical white person.
+389|7062|San Antonio, Texas
$8 MILLION dish not being used...

A state-of-the-art radar system that has sat idle for years at a local airport has never been used because there has been no one to operate it, officials said.

    The Digital Airport Surveillance Radar, or DASR, was built at the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in 2004 with $8 million from the Department of Defense.

    “It’s been out there spinning, ready to go. But, there’s no manpower,” said airport manager Scott Voelker.

    Voelker said for a small airport like Johnstown, DASR is a big deal. It would help air traffic controllers track airplanes up to 120 miles away, instead of five or 10 miles. It would give pilots the weather forecast an hour before it happened.

    The radar system was built with the help of earmarks form Rep. John Murtha and was paid for by the Department of Defense. When it was built five years ago, DASR was expected to give an economic boost by creating 14 air traffic control jobs and lure more and bigger planes into the region.
    But, because it’s also a training ground for the Pennsylvania National Guard, it’s never been manned.

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2009-04-23 19:36:20
Deadmonkiefart
Floccinaucinihilipilificator
+177|7008
This makes the bridge to nowhere look like cake.
2009-04-23 19:43:51
13rin
Member
+977|6781

AussieReaper wrote:

Murtha airport's manager said taxpayer money is going to waste at his facility, but not on the runway project. He points to an unstaffed $8 million air traffic radar system installed in 2004. "It's been sitting over there, and that radar has been spinning for all those years with no purpose. Just sitting there," Voelker said.

Voelker said he has brought the matter up with both the FAA and Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which uses the air traffic control facility. But he said nobody can explain why the radar system hasn't been staffed.
Sounds like a systemic problem with the airport for a while now. This is just getting beyond ridiculous. I couldn't believe this:

Earlier this year, the airport found a new revenue stream, receiving $800,000 from the stimulus to repave a crosswind runway that's used as a backup to the facility's main landing runway.
For a backup runway.... to an airport that has 3 flights.
The Florida House Speaker was just indited for this kinda shit, and the hangar was never built.   I guess when you go national, yer' a made man.

Last edited by DBBrinson1 (2009-04-23 19:44:25)

I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something.  - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.
2009-04-23 19:55:51
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6831|Global Command
I swear, the best profession for criminals is politics.
The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
2009-04-23 20:00:56
13rin
Member
+977|6781

ATG wrote:

I swear, the best profession for criminals is politics.
The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
There are good people running my state budget.  As mentioned above, they caught that quick and even indited the non gov. guy.
I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something.  - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.
2009-04-23 20:15:33
Catbox
forgiveness
+505|7018
I thought i could never run for office with my wild past... It looks like i was actually building quite an impressive resume to run for office...lol

Murtha is an Anti-American Antin Military crooked scumbag...
Check out Murthtards Abscam connection in the early 80's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murth … estigation

I can see it now...  "Senator Catbox... Did you at anytime use a cat litterbox at a party...?
                      Me... (nervously)Can you repeat the question..."

Last edited by [TUF]Catbox (2009-04-23 20:17:42)

Love is the answer

 

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