StART reform demands: Transparency, accountability, and process improvements

This document outlines community and city grievances against the Port of Seattle regarding the StART (Sea-Tac Roundtable) stakeholder process, demanding greater transparency, accountability, and audio-visual recording of meetings. It criticizes the Port for making vague bad-faith allegations against unnamed citizen members, issuing one-sided press releases about StART's successes without member consent, and failing to respond to long-standing requests from neighboring cities like Burien and Des Moines. The document calls for charter reforms to prevent StART from being used as a marketing tool or as legal evidence of community engagement.

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This document outlines a series of demands and grievances from community members regarding the Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable on Transportation (StART), including calls for audio-visual recording of meetings, accountability from the Port of Seattle, and charter revisions to prevent StART from being used as a marketing tool or legal compliance checkbox. It specifically responds to Airport Director Lance Lyttle’s August 2019 allegations of bad faith by unnamed citizen members, comparing the tactic to McCarthyism. The document also demands that FAA and airlines actively engage rather than passively observe, and that science on climate, noise, and emissions inform policy decisions.

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