2004 March 19

The Seattle daily papers have reported a closed-doors effort by the Port of Seattle to snag a huge Federal bail-out for the third-runway project (another $198.1 million). ...more Sea-Tac Needs $192.6 Million for Two-Year Runway Construction Project The apparent low bid for third-runway work planned for the next two years totals $192.6 million, according to figures released by Sea-Tac Airport on Monday, March 8. The bid, still under review, came from a consortium, TTI Constructors LLC, made up of three of the larger local construction firms, Scarsella Brothers, Gary Merlino, & Tri-State. ...more King County Denies Two Key Permits for Maury Island Gravel Mining On March 16, two key permits for the proposed Maury Island gravel mining operation were denied by the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES). Gravel-mine operator Northwest Aggregates (also known as Glacier Northwest) had applied for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and a Shoreline Conditional Use Permit....more Southwest Airlines Cuts Sea-Tac Flights--Costs Too High Southwest Airlines, which operates regional jets out of Sea-Tac, has cut its daily flights between Sea-Tac and Spokane from nine per day to only five, to reduce its high cost of doing business at Sea-Tac. ...more Ambitious Goals Announced For Miller-Walker Basin Plan Possible measures to improve water quality & to reduce erosive flooding in the Miller – Walker Creeks Basin were discussed at the second public meeting on plans for the Basin, held on March 18. The project team has set ambitious goals for the project. They hope…
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