Airport Commission OKs $28,500 noise software

Airport Commission · Meeting of July 21, 2026

BARNSTABLE — The Cape Cod Gateway Airport Commission approved a $28,500-a-year noise complaint platform and a $65,000 environmental contract. Both passed by voice vote Tuesday. Manager Nelson said the Vector contract total would rise from $345,000 to $454,250 with the PlaneNoise platform, whose trial ends August 31.

Noise specialist Bella Murphy reported 1,562 complaints last quarter, 1,542 from one West Yarmouth household. The commission also approved a $65,000 HRP Associates amendment, after a commissioner flagged a $75,000 figure in the vendor letter. Staff reported seven Part 139 inspection discrepancies and a 17-point corrective plan.

The airport kept its operating certificate, and it reported a preliminary fiscal 2026 surplus of $5 million or more.

In the full story:

• BARNSTABLE — July 21, 2026
• Opening business
• Public comment: a day of flights over West Yarmouth
• Subcommittee reports
• HRP Associates, Amendment No. 5 (COM0726-1)
• Vector Amendment No. 2, PlaneNoise (COM0726-2)
• Yarmouth representative and updates
• Part 139 inspection
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,609 words

Source: the Airport Commission meeting of July 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.