Residents of Camden and Currituck don't have to wait for the Navy to build a practice landing field in their community to complain about jets thundering nearby. Complaints about noise from jet flyovers can now be posted online on the counties' official Web sites.

The Web site noise registration has been active since the beginning of July and has already received more than 50 complaints, according to a release from the public relations firm working with Camden in its opposition to the Navy's proposed outlying landing field.

Staff Photos by Justin Falls (ENLARGE)

Larry Johnson, head of the Camden No-OLF group, kneels behind a sign in his yard at 106 E. Robin Court Thursday, March 6. Johnson says a former sign standing in his yard was stolen recently.

Flyovers have become more common since the Navy included Hales Lake among its five priority sites for the OLF, where the F/A-18 Superhornets would practice landing and takeoff maneuvers.

Camden County Manager Randall Woodruff encourages citizens to leave comments and concerns on the Web sites. According to the release, Woodruff said the comments will be shared with Navy officials.

"We want to hear from our citizens about their questions, comments and concerns regarding current jet noise so that we can share this with the Navy," Woodruff said in the release. "We do not want increased jet noise in our community and we do not want an OLF."

Recent submissions include an account of multiple jet flyovers in one day, according to the release.

Larry Johnson, a Camden resident who is heading the NO OLF Camden/Currituck citizen's protest against the project said, "These F-18s are noisier than anything that existed when the Navy created its process and policies for noise over 40 years ago.

"We cannot afford to ignore the impact jet noise will have on our communities and most importantly our children and grandchildren," Johnson said, according to the release.

Citizens with noise complaints can visit www.co.currituck.nc.us, or www.camdencountync.gov to fill out an incident form. Reports require a name, address and explanation of the incident. The information provided will be read by county officials.