A June 10, 1998 letter from the Washington State Legislature to Marc Stiles, Reporter at the Seattle Times, reporting that the State Auditor's Office confirmed the Port of Seattle violated Federal Grant Assurance C.6 requirements by failing to secure written declarations of support from surrounding jurisdictions for its Sea-Tac Airport noise remedy programs. The letter notes that over $100 million in federal grants had been spent on noise insulation programs, with 6,412 of an estimated 10,000 eligible homes completed, and that Congressman Adam Smith had asked the GAO to investigate the matter.Open full document
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A June 10, 1998 letter from the Washington State Legislature to Marc Stiles, Reporter at the Seattle Times, reporting that the State Auditor’s Office confirmed the Port of Seattle violated Federal Grant Assurance C.6 requirements by failing to secure written declarations of support from surrounding jurisdictions for its Sea-Tac Airport noise remedy programs. The letter notes that over $100 million in federal grants had been spent on noise insulation programs, with 6,412 of an estimated 10,000 eligible homes completed, and that Congressman Adam Smith had asked the GAO to investigate the matter.
