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3. Commissioner Franke’s Response to Chairperson Wall.
Commissioner Franke responded to Chairperson Wall on January 9, 1990, promising full
public participation in the upcoming “master plan update.” First, Franke described the need for
an update master plan for O’Hare and the elements of that master plan.
a. A Master Plan Update is necessary
I am writing in response to DuPage County’s recent concerns
regarding a proposed O’Hare master plan update (NIPC review
docket 89-198)…this letter details the need for an O’Hare master
plan update and outlines the process.
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This growth occurred as the airport was poised to begin the $2.0
billion dollar O’Hare Development Program which would
implement the recommendations of the master plan.
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Airport master plans include short-term (5-year), intermediateterm
(10-year) and long-term (20-year) activity forecasts.
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An updated master plan is required to assess the needs for
facilities through the year 2010 [twenty years] and to provide
guidelines for the orderly development of those facilities.
b. The elements of a Master Plan
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Franke then described the elements of a Master Plan.
A master plan includes seven major elements.
1) Inventory of Existing Conditions and Issues.
2) Aviation Demand Forecasts (5, 10, 20 years).
3) Requirements Analysis and Concepts.
4) Alternatives Analysis.
5) Environmental Procedures and Analysis. 78
6) Airport Plans.
78 As shown above, a Master Plan analysis not only looks at the environmental impacts of a proposed expansion
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