Robert J.Miller Airpark runway plan

The very mention of the proposed expansion of a small local airport automatically conjures up images of a giant 747 landing in some folks backyards. That's precisely what drew a standing room only crowd to the Berkeley Township Municipal building Wednesday night.

Proposed upgrades to the Robert J. Miller Airpark in Berkeley Township get a public hearing tomorrow night at town hall. Environmentalists will be there in full force.

Ocean County officials are standing by their plans to build a crosswind runway at the Robert J. Miller Airpark in Berkeley Township, despite loud and resounding opposition from local residents and environmentalists.