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The Issues
Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.continue...
An Explainer on how the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) will increase flight operations at Sea-Tac Airport as much as a new runway. Without a new runway.continue...
A list of the changes to City, State and Federal laws we'd like to see, along with key legislation in process at the State and Federal levels.continue... -
Top Story
Port of Seattle votes on Q3 2025 timetable for North Sea-Tac Park
Property leases at North Sea-Tac Park. Source City of SeaTacOctober 8, 2024Language of order still leaves ultimate ownership uncertain
At the Tuesday, October 8 noon meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission, the Commission voted to approve an amended version of Order 2012:
The amended version, created by Felleman and Mohamed, does not make any firm decision. Instead, it directs Port staff to come back with that proposal in Q1 2025, with a final vote by end of Q3 2025.The agreement will be arrived at with the cooperation of the City of SeaTac, but does not specify which leases might be included or who will obtain final ownership. It also allocated $150,000 for park improvements. Full 2024_10_08_RM Meeting Agenda/Packet
All Commissioners pointed to the Joint Advisory Committee (an ongoing group consisting of electeds from both the Port Commission and the City of SeaTac) as key to progress on the issue. They also heaped praise on community members with Defenders of North SeaTac Park (now Defenders of Highline Forest).
Our Take
We congratulate all stakholders. However, we'd be remiss in not pointing out that the lease area most likely to be guaranteed preservation was removed from 1primary consideration in the SAMP back in 2017. In short: the Port decided before activists began engaging on the issue that it did not need the property in order to achieve its growth targets. That is not to minimize the community benefit. We mention it only to point out that North Sea-Tac Park is the easy button in any discussion concerning the SAMP.
1The SAMP has gone through dozens of iterations with three main options. Individual project designs usually come with a 'primary' and 'alternate' status.
Recent Stories
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1989 King County Ordinance setting aside land for North Sea-Tac ParkHowever, language of order leaves ultimate ownership uncertain At the Tuesday, October 8 meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission (Sea-Tac Airport Mezzanine 12:00pm), the following Order will be discussed and voted on: “The Port Commission hereby directs the Executive Director to undertake the Port activities necessary to meet the requirements described in Section 706 - Port of Seattle Commission Agenda & Other Notables (October 4, 2024)October 4, 2024 PORT COMMISSION AGENDA & OTHER NOTABLES Welcome to this 112th edition of Port Commission Agenda & Other Notables. We’ll be updating you on upcoming Port Commission agenda items that may of interest to Airport cities, as well as other timely, notable Port activities and opportunities. We initiated this as part of our
- The SAMP Comment Period Explainer
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Under The Flight Path
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