Scott Fitzgerald: “this letter raises several concerns. I have to say that Mr. Burzych and the local chapter of air traffic controllers…”

“this letter raises several concerns. I have to say that Mr. Burzych and the local chapter of air traffic controllers support expanding O'Hare. They have made that very clear. I certainly know they want an expanded, modernized O'Hare. There may be some need to modernize O'Hare. I am not disputing that. I am just saying we shouldn't be enacting a runway design plan into law. In his letter, Mr. Burzych told me he had some concerns about what he knew of Chicago's O'Hare expansion plan. He said: The Daley and Ryan plans both have a set of east/west parallel runways directly north of the terminal and in close proximity to one another. That is the set of east/west runways in close proximity to one another that are just north of the terminal. Because of their proximity to each other (1200')-- According to Mr. Burzych; I thought it was 1,300 feet-- they cannot be used simultaneously for arrivals. The idea that we would have parallel runways--I know the intent of the mayor of Chicago is to expand the capacity at O'Hare, but this raises the question.”