We are a local group of citizens in the Santa Barbara area who are concerned about the noise and air pollution from the increase in air traffic from the Santa Barbara Airport.  Flight schedules between the hours of 11:00PM and 6:00AM have made it difficult for ordinary residents to sleep at night.  It appears that the community can only expect further increase as the airport completes its multimillion dollar expansion!   Why are noise and air pollution so important?  Not only does it disturb the quality of life in our neighborhoods, but CDC reports that ”both pollution and lack of sleep can affect many health problems, including weakening the immune system.” 

• We ask that the  airport noise abatement policy includes restrictions of departures and arrivals between the hours of 11pm and 6am.    Other airports, such as Santa Monica, Ontario and Long Beach have noise restrictions for those hours.  In fact, the Long Beach City Council enacted a specific Noise Ordinance for the airport during those hours.  We will ask the SB City Council to follow suit.
• We ask for an Independent Noise Study of the surrounding area.
• We ask for an updated SBA Environmental Impact Report, since that last one was in 2017.  Air traffic has increased greatly since that time.
• For the purpose of transparency, we ask that SBA offers community outreach.  Hear our concerns and include the stakeholders of the neighboring communities on the Airport Council.  
• We seek smart,  responsible airport expansion.