Ms. Gina D'Agrosa
Director of Environmental Planning
432 Michaelian Office Building
White Plains, New York 10601

Dear Ms. D'Agrosa:

We are writing to support the February 12th NRDC letter addressed to you concerning the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Water Quality Buffer, Reuse of Former Air National Guard Site and New Deicing Facility at Westchester County Airport.

Specifically, FCWC supports the request that the County include a new third alternative for analysis in the DEIS, since the proposed training facility alternative appears to have been eliminated. As NRDC correctly points out, citing the SEQRA regulations, the DEIS must include a "range of reasonable alternatives that are feasible, considering the objectives and capabilities of the project sponsor (emphasis added)." [NYCRR Sec. 617.9(b)(5)(v)] Two alternatives do not usually comprise a range.

We believe that this new third alternative is one that should preserve all, or nearly all, of the portion of the Air National Guard (ANG) site that is located in the Kensico Reservoir watershed (approximately 15 acres) as a vegetated water quality buffer. However, FCWC believes that this alternative should specify further that feasible reuse of the remaining portion of the ANG site would include one new airport-related, non-polluting use. This is a refinement of FCWC's position at several scoping sessions.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts regarding this third alternative, including your thoughts on whether FCWC's recommendation of further specification of use for the remainder of the site improves this alternative's acceptability by the lead agency and ultimately by FAA. We would be happy to meet with you to discuss this issue.

Very truly yours,

Edna Sussman, Executive Director

Carolyn Cunningham, Chair, Airport Committee

CC: Robin Marx, NRDC