Beverly airport settlement details emerge
The airport manager has since rescinded the no-trespass order, Zuberek said.
Beverly Finance Director
"The insurance company agreed to pay
Zuberek was issued a no-trespass order after attending an airport commission meeting on
Less than two weeks later, he was rebuffed in his attempts to conduct a followup on-camera interview with Airport Manager
"Plaintiff's multiple attempts to gain access to secure areas of the Airport," as reported to the airport manager by a business owner and pilot, "raised security concerns and constituted suspicious behavior," said the defendants' memo in opposition to Zuberek's motion for a preliminary injunction.
Zuberek claimed he was unfairly barred from the airport as he tried to gather information for his cable show and film on what he considered public property. The airport is owned and sits on land mostly in
He alleged that being barred from the airport violated his First Amendment rights and was an attack on press access.
He also alleged he was defamed by the whole process, including what he claimed were flyers that contained false information about him with his photograph.
Zuberek, a former selectman and a Precinct 7 Town Meeting member in
On
That day, she issued a security alert to airport tenants and businesses that Zuberek did not have authority to enter the fence line, and asked to be notified if there is suspicious activity of someone filming through the fence, or elsewhere on airport property, according to the rebuttal by the city the airport and Bouillon in court documents.
Bouillon denied she included a photograph of Zuberek "nor instructions to post anything regarding Plaintiff" with the security alerts she issued on
Bouillon contacted the
On
Zuberek received a no-trespass order from the airport commission on
He went to court over the matter in
Bouillon said in a brief interview that according to the city's policy, she could not comment on anything to do with litigation.
The attorney who handled the airport's case,
Settlement
The case was settled through a process called "alternative dispute resolution," and the settlement was approved on
On
Concerned about foot dragging when it came to fulfilling the terms of the settlement, Zuberek said in press release in early December: "This agreement was reached to avoid additional legal and court fees for the city of
Zuberek said the settlement was meant to cover attorney's fees and expenses. He has received the settlement payment.
Under the agreement, Zuberek will be allowed to fly in and out of the airport, and he will be allowed access to restricted areas when invited by tenant business owners, "subject to and in conformity with applicable Federal, State and Airport laws and regulations."
Zuberek said he has not yet tried to fly out of the airport.
"I'm cautious," said Zuberek, a civil engineer who has worked on airport projects. "I know the drill. I've worked at
Because he was not allowed on airport grounds last year to attend airport commission meetings, Zuberek filed an Open Meeting Law complaint with the state
He was barred from attending a
The state
That was until
Zuberek, who was recently passed over by
He is concerned the airport's new master plan, which is under discussion, could allow for increased air traffic over
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