Helicopters a help, not a hindrance...

Helicopters a help, not a hindrance

I support our Police Department helicopters.

They flew over my house the other night and I paid particular

interest to the noise -- it was minimal. My house is 40 years old and

my windows and roof do not shake. I would suggest Mary Fairfield have

a talk with her builder (“Helicopters are a nuisance -- not an aid,”

Mailbag, July 4). If I awaken

at night and hear the helicopter flying over I go back to sleep

secure in the knowledge that if

I need help they will be there in seconds. Also, remember that

while those officers are out on patrol at night keeping our

city safe, their families are

home without a husband or father’s protection. I hope the cities

they live in are as well protected.

AILEEN MCBRIDE

Huntington Beach

Copters both costly and a nuisance

I am replying to the letter about the helicopters being noisy.

Amen to Mary Fairfield’s letter about the noisy helicopters. These

machines cost us more than $400 an hour, and surely there is a better

way for Huntington Beach to be balancing its budget without spending

money on these machines. And why do they have to be flying around

night after night over residential neighborhoods? They seem to be

more intrusive and noisy than useful.

JIM WARDLOW

Huntington Beach

Historical second floor should be open

I miss taking people upstairs in the Newland House just because

one lady fell where it got narrow. Yes, please kindly, open it. Those

people that run the Newland House are absolutely knowledgeable and

visitors are missing part of the story as they tell you about the

house and the people who built it.

LINDA FEFFER

Huntington Beach

Banner towing planes need to go

The Fourth of July holiday was awful. I live a mile from the beach

and couldn’t even enjoy my backyard without the constant drone and

annoyance of those banner towing planes flying overhead. Talk about

noise pollution. Nobody is reading the banners anyway; the

offending advertisers should realize that not only are they not

reaching much of an audience, but they’re annoying people and

generating adverse publicity for themselves.

Post a notice at local airports advising of the new law once it’s

passed.

Send notices to companies that do banner advertising. Those two

acts alone would cut down the number of planes right away, so the

police wouldn’t have to give as many citations in person. Ralph Bauer

might not think it’s a burning issue, but those of us living under

the flight path of these planes do. I urge the City Council to pass

this proposed ordinance as soon as possible.

MICHELE BURGESS

Huntington Beach

Jennifer McGrath for city attorney

I am in support of Jennifer McGrath for Huntington Beach City

Attorney.

I have worked with her on several occasions and she is

very competent and knowledgeable. She would make a very good

city attorney and get Huntington Beach back in line of what a city

attorney’s office should be.

JOHN MILES

Huntington Beach

I support Jennifer McGrath for Huntington Beach City Attorney.

Although I live in Fountain Valley, and therefore cannot vote in the

election for her, I have worked in Huntington Beach for the last 25

years, and consider myself as having a vested interest in the

business community.

MICHELLE ANTHONY

Fountain Valley