What all fail to do, however, is address the real issue: They don't have enough information to make an informed decision. They should authorize an unbiased feasibility study on moving the airport, not foist it off on voters next fall as Commissioner Weberman suggested.

He is unhappy that the idea of moving the airport from the heart of Stuart to a more remote part of the county "has taken on a life of its own" even though commissioners don't like it. Talk of moving the airport, newspaper ads promoting a move and frequent discussions at public meetings keep a move in the public eye. Residents in Stuart, Sewall's Point and Palm City suffering from jet noise and exhaust fumes will not shut up as commissioners wish they would.

The idea of moving the airport is not going away, and citizens are correct to demand a study. Commissioner Weberman's solution -- asking citizens to vote on whether to do the study -- is the coward's way out.

Citizens keep asking the commissioners to do the feasibility study because they want more information. Where could the airport be moved? How much would it cost? How long would it take? How many businesses might be affected? What could be done with them? What are the environmental implications of moving the airport? In short, is moving the airport feasible?

No one knows the answers to these and other airport questions yet.

Unfortunately, commissioners apparently have decided instead to accuse the committee they appointed to study airport noise of "hijacking" the noise study. The committee needs an extra meeting to finish its work, and commissioners immediately began berating the group, alleging it is trying to promote moving the airport.

A feasibility study could conclude moving the airport is either possible or not wise. As long as commissioners refuse to do it, residents must wonder why.