City of Tukwila SAMP comment

RE: Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft Environmental Assessment City of Tukwila Comment Letter Dear Mr. Ryboldt: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on SeaTac Airport’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft Environmental Assessment (SAMP Draft EA). The City of Tukwila is disappointed that our comments raised during the Scoping Process1 were not considered or addressed in the SAMP Draft EA. In fact, except for a very small part of the City, impacts to Tukwila were not even considered in the SAMP Draft EA. The City believes that the SAMP Draft EA study area is too small, the mitigation measures are insignificant, and the SAMP Draft EA fails to meet the Port’s own commitment to equity and social justice. The City of Tukwila respectfully requests that a full Environmental Impact Statement be completed for the proposed Master Plan and that the General Study Area (GSA) be expanded to at least include all of the City of Tukwila. The GSA is too small as outlined in the SAMP Draft EA. The Port incorrectly assumes that the impacts of the airport’s operation and the projects identified by the SAMP Draft EA are confined to only the 3,692 acres that mostly includes Port of Seatle properties and land uses immediately adjacent to the airport. This is fundamentally wrong. The Airport’s operations, including expanding capacity, impacts a much larger geographical area. For example, in the City’s 2018 Scoping Letter we clearly identified that traffic from the airport travels on city streets. Growth at SeaTac…

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