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Community activists protest proposed Hanscom expansion

December 16, 2023

A proposed expansion at Hanscom Field is opposed by activists and environmentalists who view it as benefiting a few wealthy people to the detriment of climate change and at the expense of taxpayers. “Our grandchildren are not going to be happy about what we’re leaving them,” Neil Rasmussen of Acton’s Save our Heritage told more than 150 people attending a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Acton-Carlisle. The number of proposed hangars, first set at 27, has been reduced, he said, but the project will only serve the wealthy, who often use private jets to travel to