Airport Noise

* Re “Aircraft Cap at Van Nuys Will Burden Area Economy,” April 30.

Mark Sullivan seems to think that only Van Nuys Airport pays taxes and provides jobs in the San Fernando Valley. I and thousands of other Valley residents also pay taxes and support the local economy when we buy groceries, go to the movies and have our cars serviced. The residents are the real mainstay of the economy. How many have left, taking their economic clout with them, due to the intolerable level of noise and air pollution from Van Nuys Airport? To suggest that the 300,000 people who attend the annual Van Nuys air show are supporting the airport’s perceived right to cause noise is ludicrous.

GERALD BARNES

Granada Hills