Climate Action: Vote to Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom Field

Theodore Parker Church has joined UU Mass Action and more than 100 organizations and churches to oppose the expansion of infrastructure at Hanscom Field proposed by Massport. The expansion would add 17 hangars for private jets, more than doubling the size of the airport located in Bedford, Mass. and substantially increasing carbon emissions from increased private jet traffic.

With an 84% favorable vote and following the TPC bylaw’s Statement for Public Venue process, on February 23, 2025, the congregation adopted the Resolution of Faith Opposing Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom Field and Anywhere in Massachusetts. This vote allows TPC to speak with a united voice against the climate destruction that this project would cause if built. The resolution calls for three specific actions: 1) for TPC to join the Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere coalition; 2) that TPC requests that the Governor take all possible actions to prevent the proposed expansion; and 3) that Resolutions on TPC letterhead and signed by the board chair be sent to a list of governmental officials.

The resolution is here.

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The SPJE Planning Team: Mary Russell, Mary Boyle, Margo Custer, Gretchen Dietz