During a packed town hall, North Perry airport officials pledged to conduct safety and environmental studies in response to recent crashes in Pembroke Pines.

Over 200 people registered for the event held at the South Regional/Broward College library on Wednesday night to share their thoughts with airport officials.

Residents and leaders of Pembroke Pines, which neighbors the busy airport, were unnerved after a private plane slammed into a tree last month — injuring the occupants and narrowly missing people’s homes.

Some of the major initiatives sought by the city, and supported by the airport, included an update to a safety study from four years ago and a separate study to examine lead contamination near North Perry. On other items, like reducing total flights and increasing scrutiny of

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