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The Issues
A two minute presentation 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. Provide public comment to the FAA between now and December 13,2024continue...
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The SAMP Draft EA Public Comment Period is open now until December 13, 2024. Learn what is coming and what you can do to help reduce the noise, the pollution, and obtain the compensation we’ve deserved for decades.Top Story
Federal Way City Council Special Meeting July 17, 2018
December 19, 2024Learning from the past
Now that the SAMP Public Comment period is closed, we decided to post some 'golden oldies'. This is a Federal Way City Council presentation on the SAMP from 2018. It is so similar to the 2024 process one might decide that the only thing to do is throw up our hands. We disagree. All we have ever said is this, "Don't keep making the same mistakes over and over."
The entire video is worth your time. But the link takes you to a public comment by one of the original members of StART, Chris Hall. He references a 1997 Mitigation Study that was "the path not taken." During the Third Runway, most people were completely focused on stopping the Third Runway, and had no interest in 'mitigation'. In 2018, Mr. Hall tried to bring the discussion back there. Even then, none of the city councils (including Federal Way) showed much interest in that approach either. Instead, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park and SeaTac entered into a Four City Interlocal Agreement, which, once again, focused on flight paths.
It is now almost 2025 and the SAMP is here. We hope that all our local governments are finally ready to listen to Mr. Hall.
BONUS: Note the video preview image. In 2000, before the Third Runway, the airport processed as many flights with two runways as today with three. But a large part of that meeting was spent talking about how the airport could not 'possibly' add more capacity. Even today, many people say the same thing. We really need to stop denying reality.
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- SAMP Draft EA Comment Period closedDecision likely to come much earlier than expected! The Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA comment period is now closed. We want to thank everybody who participated. We know the process was short and highly fraught. Nevertheless, we read some very good material. Thank you. The Port registered approximately 230 participants at their four Open
- The STNI SAMP Draft EA Public Comment (final)The deadline for sending in comments on the SAMP Draft EA is Friday December 13, 2024. Here is the final version of our comment which we’ve sent to the Port of Seattle and FAA. We know that many of you are looking for pre-made comments. Please use any portion of this letter to help you.
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Commission misses opportunity to protect and maintain Des Moines Creek Trail Our comments on Item 8j ( Memo , Presentation ) where the Port Commission voted to renew the Des Moines Creek Basin Plan V5. The original 1997 plan came out of two practical concerns: hydrology and environmental. The airport plateau is the source of most - City of Des Moines Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP Draft EA) Community Meeting
For Des Moines: City Manager Katherine Caffrey, Planning Director Rebecca Deming Shared Consultants for Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac: Jim Allerdice (Vianair), Jason Schwartz, Emily Tranter (N.O.I.S.E.) Presentation and Transcript Read our SAMP Draft EA Public Comment Explainer …and send in your public comment by December 13, 2024! - City of Des Moines SAMP Community Meeting Q&A
source: City of Des MoinesThis is a machine-generated transcript. We do not guarantee spelling or accuracy. [Meeting Moderator/Rebecca Deming]: Hello everyone. I want to let everyone know that we are recording this and we have the media here. Once this is recorded it is going to go on our website so that it can be watched. I know the
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