As stated in a News & Record article (Oct. 26), Dan Lynch, interim president of the Greensboro Economic Development Partnership, told council members that the year was not going as well as last year and that Greensboro had been passed over in favor of other cities after months of courting.

Lynch added, "So many more things that are not in our control influence economic development than are in our control."

Proponents claim that FedEx would be a boon for creating jobs in Greensboro. Speaking of FedEx, the FAA mandated day-night commercial flights to be monitored at all airports. This does not bode well with PTIA, which will harbor the mid-Atlantic hub. The misleading 24-hour survey does not fly with FedEx opponents.

To be fair, the FAA should have monitored five fully loaded 727 aircraft from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. flying in and out of PTIA for five days. This six-hour period should be closely explored to reveal severe and disturbed areas.

Henry Young, an aviation noise consultant with a computerized simulator, explained that within a mile of the runway outgoing planes would be subject to 95 decibels and 75 decibels as far as Lake Jeannette. The courts are now studying whether water pollution and runoff would present a problem. The study is due in January.

Joseph Gelo
Greensboro