{"id":12617,"date":"2021-06-27T22:29:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T02:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=12617"},"modified":"2021-06-27T22:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T02:30:03","slug":"voices-fall-on-deaf-ears-of-city-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/06\/27\/voices-fall-on-deaf-ears-of-city-commissioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices fall on deaf ears of city commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Lori Stevens-Smith, Lakeland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/amazon-air-lakeland.jpg?resize=359%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12618\" width=\"359\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/amazon-air-lakeland.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/amazon-air-lakeland.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/amazon-air-lakeland.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My family resides within a mile of the airport. My family loved seeing the small airplanes fly over. We can even see the Sun &#8216;n Fun shows each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, things have become much darker since the Amazon flights. At first, we would see the planes occasionally, but they were at a higher altitude than they are now. Our house is in the path of the flights, which has become very scary. We can hear the engines gearing up as they are approaching for a landing. The engines are very loud. I have two autistic grandchildren and it frightens them. My husband is a disabled retired veteran who also had a stroke. None of them like to be outside as the planes are flying, especially when they are landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We live in the county and it seems that because Lakeland owns the airport, our voice means nothing. Come stand in my backyard sometime as the many flights come in, one plane after another. For those of us who live very near the airport, it&#8217;s exceptionally frightening. Lakeland made a deal without the input of those of us most affected. This is just wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Lori Stevens-Smith, Lakeland My family resides within a mile of the airport. My family loved seeing the small airplanes fly over. 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