T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationThe total estimated cost to provide municipal services (recycling and sanitation, composting, police, fire andrescue) to the housing units to be acquired beginning in 2020 (residential acquisitions are presented belowunder Social and Housing Impacts – 2020) is approximately $62,598 annually, while school costs are estimated tobe about $264,234 annually. From an overall fiscal impact perspective, it is unlikely that the acquisition ofresidential units would result in cost savings to City of Warwick as it is likely that most of the householdsaffected by the residential acquisitions will relocate within Warwick and, therefore, shift their demand formunicipal and school services to another neighborhood within the City, which may impact the demand forservices in that neighborhood, particularly enrollments in individual schools.Social and Housing Impacts – 2015The following sections summarize the direct and indirect impacts to housing (including housing affordability)due to residential land acquisitions for construction, noise mitigation, and FAA-recommended RPZ clearing aswell as indirect impacts to the community.Direct Impacts on HousingTable 5-59 summarizes the impacts to housing in 2015 due to the residential land acquisitions associated withAlternative B4. All land acquisitions are shown for each runway end by acquisition type in Figures 5-19 and5-20 (shown previously).Table 5-59 Alternative B4: Residential Units to be Acquired (2015)Construction Noise Mitigation RPZsType of Residential Unit (Mandatory) (Voluntary) 1 (Voluntary) Total for Alternative B4Single-family units 11 2 58 71Multi-family units 0 0 2 2Total 11 2 60 73Source: VHB and RKG Associates, Inc.Note: Assumes 100 percent participation in a Future Build VLAP for noise mitigation. 1 For the purposes of this EIS analysis, it is assumed that two parcels totaling 0.5 acres and containing two housing units would be acquired for noise mitigation between 2015 and 2020 for noise impacts (homes exposed to noise levels of DNL 70 dB and above beginning in 2015). However, it is RIAC’s intention to begin toacquire residential parcels as soon as 2012, subject to availability of funding.Overall, in 2015, Alternative B4 would result in acquisition of 73 housing units (71 single-family units and twomulti-family units). Eleven single-family residential units would be acquired for construction of the extension ofRunway 5-23 and Realigned Main Avenue. Two residential units (all single-family units) would be exposed tonoise levels of DNL 70 dB and above in 2015 (due to the expedited construction schedule for Alternative B4)and, therefore, would be eligible for participation in a Future Build VLAP for noise mitigation. ForFAA-recommended RPZ clearing, 60 residential units (58 single-family and two multi-family) would be eligiblefor participation in a land acquisition program under Alternative B4. No subsidized Low- and Moderate-IncomeHousing units would be acquired under Alternative B4 (refer to Section 5.5.6, Affordable Housing Analysis).Indirect Impacts on Housing AffordabilityUnder Alternative B4 in 2015, the total reduction in housing units (mandatory and voluntary; affordable andnon-affordable units) would be 73 units. This housing stock equates to approximately 0.10 percent andChapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-100 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc