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Vt. Council to Discuss F-35 Proposal

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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -

The City Council in South Burlington, Vt., is meeting to discuss basing military fight jets at Burlington International Airport.

The Air Force has proposed locating the new F-35 jet fighters at the airport, with Hill Air Force Base, near Ogden, Utah, also under consideration.

Monday night's meeting comes a week after a public hearing was held on the proposal. An environmental impact statement indicated that noise from the jet would be greater than from the F-16 jets now flown by the Vermont National Guard.

The Air Force is expected to make its decision by the end of the year.

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