2023 Budget in Brief draft accessible

We introduce our 2023 budget and 2023-2027 capital improvement plan during a tumultuous time. For the second half of this year, severe inflation, international conflict, supply chain issues, employee vacancies, surging passenger demand, and climate change impacts brought new challenges to our community, workforce, Port lines of business, and our partners. In response, we have developed a balanced budget and five-year capital plan to ensure that the Port can deliver results for local businesses and industries, our people, our community, and the planet. Passenger volume at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is now just 11 percent shy of record 2019 levels, while cruise ship passenger volume in 2022 exceeded record breaking volumes in 2019. The successful rebound of our key business activities allows us to maximize our reinvestment in the Port’s mission and vision. Yet, new challenges and rising demand forecasts make it clear that that you need us to deliver essential services, economic opportunity, and sustainable results at a new level. That is why investing in our workforce and our facilities are among our top priorities for 2023. The success of our Port and region depends on our people being safe, trained, resourced, and ready for the work ahead. To that end, the 2023 budget makes a larger investment in people and programs than any budget in recent years. We will add full-time employees and contractors to improve customer services and advance initiatives in all Port divisions. We propose the largest five-year capital plan in our history, intending to spend…

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