Kisela says that Eglin’s future missions may lead to planes going over Destin harbor. He says that if the council wants to object, they’ll have to deliver an objection to Eglin by the end of the week. He says he only learned this in a recent verbal report.
Bagby makes a motion to that effect.
Some of the council are a little unclear just what the issue is, or why planes flying overhead should automatically be banned and just how they’d go about objecting.
Bagby: “I’ve lived by air force bases … I love that sound but when you hear that sound 24/7 it’s not as fun as it seems.”
Seevers: “it sounds like freedom to me.” And without more specifics on height, frequency, etc., she’s not comfortable with voting yes.
Wood: “A lot of my neighbors are concerned about airport noise–my first vote on airplane noise is not going to be against the military I’ve served for 20 years.”
Bagby: He thinks all that’s at issue is asking the military to pick a flight path over the bay, not over the harbor–but he concedes there’s not much information to construct an objection on at this point. Ultimately, he withdraws his motion.

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