enigma
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I just received a letter from the office of Senator Hutchison.
The letter starts with a "thank you for contacting me" paragraph. Nothing wrong so far, then.......
She states, "The Wright Amendment grew out of an agreement reached in 1979 between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the State of Texas, and the federal government when the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth were mandated by the federal government to build Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW). In 1998, Congress approved a transportation spending bill that included modifications to permit direct, non-stop service to Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi from Love Field.
When the metroplex voters approved financing for DFW in the late 1960's, they did so with assurances that area property taxpayers would not be adversely affected by operation of a consolidated airport. Given the cooperative nature of the original agreement between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the economic impact must be thoroughly studied before any changes are made to the Wright Agreement. We must be particularly careful given the economic consequences to DFW and the region following the decision of Delta Air Lines to pull out of the airport.
I appreciate hearing from you and hope you will not hesitate to keep in touch on any issue of concern to you.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison"
What say you?
enigma
The letter starts with a "thank you for contacting me" paragraph. Nothing wrong so far, then.......
She states, "The Wright Amendment grew out of an agreement reached in 1979 between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the State of Texas, and the federal government when the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth were mandated by the federal government to build Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW). In 1998, Congress approved a transportation spending bill that included modifications to permit direct, non-stop service to Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi from Love Field.
When the metroplex voters approved financing for DFW in the late 1960's, they did so with assurances that area property taxpayers would not be adversely affected by operation of a consolidated airport. Given the cooperative nature of the original agreement between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the economic impact must be thoroughly studied before any changes are made to the Wright Agreement. We must be particularly careful given the economic consequences to DFW and the region following the decision of Delta Air Lines to pull out of the airport.
I appreciate hearing from you and hope you will not hesitate to keep in touch on any issue of concern to you.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison"
What say you?
enigma