The Acoustic Easement Monitoring Commission, held on Tuesday morning, closed with the commitment to soundproof a total of 1,000 homes in Playa Honda affected by airport noise, within the planned action plan.
According to the San Bartolomé City Council, the estimated investment may be around 16 million euros and although "they are long procedures", once the acoustic easement and the Action Plan are approved by the Council of Ministers, in 2021 the phase of submitting subsidy applications by the residents to Aena will begin.
The City Council states that it will inform in advance and an office will be made available to the neighborhood to mediate between the neighborhood and Aena, with the intention of doing so approximately in the second semester of next year.
Real measurements
In the various allegations presented, the San Bartolomé City Council clearly showed its view of not sharing that the population affected by airport noise was that initially foreseen by Aena, pointing out at all times that the exposed population is much larger. Therefore, the proposal of the Council consists of proposing a much wider range of exposure to noise, since it understands that the number of population and homes could be much higher than initially contemplated.
In this regard, the mayor of San Bartolomé, Alexis Tejera, states that there is a "firm commitment" from Aena to carry out "real measurements" in 2022 in the homes that the City Council understands could also be affected by acoustic easements. Once carried out, the study will reflect the reality of the total number of homes affected by noise, "which could be many more than those contemplated in this first phase".
Finally, the City Council highlights that "thanks to the repeated allegations" it has made, "neighbors in Matagorda and Argana Alta will also benefit, a total of approximately 600 homes".
