In April 1980, the Port of Seattle received a $6.1 million federal grant to acquire approximately 700 properties near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of a noise-mitigation land acquisition program. The funding, which included $11.1 million in federal money and $5.3 million in port funds drawn from airline fees, was intended to reduce neighborhood noise impacts. Port commissioners approved a 22 percent increase in fees for commercial vessels at Fishermen's Terminal as part of the same broader budget discussion.

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The Port of Seattle received a $6.1 million federal aviation grant for property acquisition near Sea-Tac Airport as part of a properties-acquisition program. The article also covers an ongoing Bering Sea crab fleet strike over opilio prices, with fishermen negotiating for higher prices against processing companies. Additional shipping news and advertisements round out the page.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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