I believe that people who live near airports should not complain about the air traffic noise if the airport was there before they moved in. They knew about the airport and chose to move in. The same is true of the airport. The airport & the FAA ( what a wonderful, competent regulatory body LOL) both knew about the trees before they built the airport. They should have made an equitable settlement then or they should live with the trees. Can the airport substantiate that the trees are a hazard ? What is the closest a plane has ever come to the trees ? Are there any tire tracks on the upper branches ? BTW, I think that trees beside a road should be treated like dogs that bite. One accident and they should be gone. MK