You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter explain where you live describe the problem give reasons why you do not want this development Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing with regard to an article published in your newspaper on 18th October that outlined the local administration's plan to make the local airfield bigger and add more
flights
to the schedule. I believe if
this
plan is carried out, the problems which local residents already face would be aggravated. My house is located within 15 minutes walk from the airfield and life here is already tough due to frequent
flights
,
noise
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the noise
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created from those
flights
and traffic congestion as an indirect result. The low-flying aeroplanes are utterly noisy and disruptive. They create harsh noise and we have a hard time concentrating on our work or sleep peacefully at night. Sadly, I often woke up by the late-night
flights
and many children and elderly citizens in our area are suffering from
high-stress
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levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects. I am afraid that the expansion of the airport would reduce the area for the playground and a park which is under construction near the runway. The traffic condition would deteriorate with more people using the runway and that would decline the standard of living in
this
space. Considering all the negative consequences, I strongly disagree with the plan to expand the runway space and increase the flight number. I would really appreciate
if
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you could possibly write an article about the problems
this
initiative is likely to cause. Thank you in advance. Yours faithfully, Andrew Heywood
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