38 families moving due to plane noise

Middlebury, Conn. (WTNH) - The FAA is giving The Waterbury-Oxford Airport $5 million to buy up nearby homes impacted by plane noise.

About 38 homes in Middlebury's Triangle Hills neighborhood will be bought out, but it won't happen quickly.

One home demolished, another on it's way, and another home with people wondering day to day, "Will I be next to move because of the air traffic at Waterbury-Oxford Airport?"

Albert King said, "A couple of these homes are empty. Everything's dying on this street."

For 65 years, 87 year-old, King, has called this place home. Over the last few years he's seen a lot of changes as more and more planes fly in and out of Waterbury-Oxford Airport.

His daughter-in-law, Linda King, has kept up with all the project phases as the FAA has been buying homes and demolishing others that are in the runway protection zone. While State Senator Rob Kane is thrilled that the FAA came up with another five million dollars to move another 38 families, he knows the emotional toll it's taking on everyone and frustration for people like the Kane's.

Kelly Ecsedy says if she knew what she did nine years ago, she would have never moved here.

There are other loud noise she hears too, as people break in and steal from the vacant homes.

Senator Kane says this project is far from over. Sadly, people will continue to see more homes demolished and neighbors come and go for for another ten years or so.