Plenty of people from the county supervisors to neighbors of Reid-Hillview and observers farther away but still local have said Reid-Hillview users can go to San Martin. Absent in the stating and in the consultation are San Martin residents.

If Reid-Hillview “should” be shut down and its users go away, where to, then?

First of all,
Nobody is telling the Pilots at Reid-Hillview Airport to move to San Martin.

Secondly,
It is hypocritical to claim that –
IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS AT SAN MARTIN AIRPORT AND TURN AROUND AND SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY IN THE EAST VALLEY OF SAN JOSE SHOULD NOT BE EXPRESSING THAT SAME TYPE FEAR – PLAINS FALLING FROM THE SKY.

Again,
The truth is that our Leadership Group has not expressed any support for Pilots moving to San Martin, if that is said anywhere, that would be a misleading statement.

and…

Since the San Martin people are complaining about a Hypothetical Accident – It is not fair or ethical to claim that the residents of the East Valley can not look into the future with concerns of Airplanes falling and killing residents or students.

What’s good for the Goose is good for the Gander!!!!

In Community Spirit,
Danny Garza

President
Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Gateway East N.A.C.

No beacon? PAPI isn’t functioning? ??? This is unacceptable negligence.

And to think that in earlier times there were nice improvements “anticipated.”

What we need to see now are repairs and improvements to South County (better known as San Martin) including increases in capacity if Reid-Hillview aircraft and operations will be moved to San Martin as some officials breezily state. That’s separate from San Martin being made able to handle some larger aircraft and some faster aircraft. I anticipate neglect, then housing instead.

https://airnav.com/airport/E16

https://i.stack.imgur.com/pDUaF.gif

https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/migrated/E16_Masterplan-complete.pdf

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/cip/media/CIP-Overview-2023.pdf