About Us
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MCQSC is propelled by a dedicated group of community members who were spurred to action by illegitimate FAA actions in shifting and concentrating air traffic over our communities with no notice or environmental review.
The Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
In 2018, members of the Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition testified before the Montgomery County Council requesting funding for an aviation consultant to provide technical expertise.
MCQSC Board Members
President: Janelle Wright
Vice Presidents: Anne Hollander and Gretchen Gaston
Treasurer: Katherine Bradley
Our History
The Beginning
In 2016, a handful of people living in Montgomery County neighborhoods near the Potomac River came together out of frustration, anger, and concern that the number of airplanes flying overhead -- bombarding residents with oft-times incessant jet engine noise -- had become unbearable. The group met and realized they needed to move quickly if they stood any chance of reining in the uncontrolled highway in the sky that had materialized without notice, discussion, or any regard for the thousands of people living underneath it.
They held a meeting in October -- drawing folks from the Brookmont, Springfield, Tulip Hill, Bannockburn, Cabin John, Carderock, Avenel and Potomac neighborhoods -- and formed the Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition. Its mission is to “resolve the untenable levels of aircraft noise, air pollution, and flight safety risks imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration's flight paths and procedures at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA).”
The coalition made incredible progress its first year. Twenty-nine neighborhoods with more than 20,000 residents affiliated with the coalition. Fifteen civic associations were charter members. The coalition engaged politicians at all levels of government. It successfully persuaded Montgomery County and the State of Maryland to consider legal action and proposed amendments to legislation at the federal level. Four coalition members were appointed to represent Montgomery County on the Reagan National Airport (DCA) Community Noise Working Group.