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members of the noise roundtable approved a motion to form the technical working group as a subcommittee of the noise roundtable.

In May, airport leaders announced they would hire a lobbying and advocacy rm, e Normandy Group. Louis Dupart, founding partner of e Normandy Group, spoke at the June noise roundtable meeting and said he was working to get the FAA to join the technical working group. e study group committee is made up of some members of the noise roundtable, Arapahoe County Commissioner Jessica CampbellSwanson, the ight schools and the FAA, Pierce said. e group already had its rst meeting, which Pierce said focused more on getting to know one

Pierce said during the Aug. 2 meeting that the FAA has joined the group, which has been renamed and is now called the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable Study Group Committee.

“We have, I think, everybody there that has the authority and the determination and dedication to solving, or at least looking at solving, the problem,” he said.

“You don’t see too many people ying a kite nowadays,” said Lee. “I swapped out the kite for drones and made it much more interesting.” e book is available at Book Baby Bookshop, Amazon, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and Wheelers Books for $17.99.

“Drone Away From Home” is a story that involves friendship, overcoming obstacles and going on a worldwide adventure.

Lee’s story is about a young boy named Darius and his drone friend, Finton. One day, Finton gets lost in a storm and meets a cloud named Sophia who helps him nd his way back to Darius.

“I look forward to releasing more creative children’s books that use technology and friendship and overcoming challenges,” said Lee. “And just helping inspire more and more readers.” another and did not involve talking about potential solutions yet.

“ e takeaway, for me, is the FAA was actually there,” Pierce said, adding that there were four FAA representatives who attended the meeting in person.

Pierce said a lot of people had their hand in getting the FAA to participate. Arapahoe County Commissioner Leslie Summey, who is on the noise roundtable, said she and Commissioner Bill Holen spoke with the FAA while they were in Washington D.C.

“I took your concerns to Washington D.C.,” she said. “I have been very excited to know that I got to be a part of that, that helped to get those four people in the room from the FAA.”

Summey said that in her viewpoint as a commissioner, the progress is slower than everybody wants it to be.

“However, it is now moving in a way that I don’t think it was. And that’s exciting,” she said.

Alison Biggs, a Douglas County representative on the noise roundtable, said the study group committee is a good example of what the noise roundtable is doing and also how much the community’s involvement has helped.

“We’ve got a lot to do yet, but at least we’ve got a toe hold going,” she said. “We’ve got to keep all working together for this.”