StART Jun 27 2018 meeting recap

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Sea-Tac Airport June 27, 2018 Recap The Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) meeting took place on June 27, 2018 with a focus on discussing and prioritizing potential actions for StART to explore related to preventing, reducing, and/or mitigating aviation noise. This voluntary, advisory roundtable, convened by the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Director, Lance Lyttle, is a venue for the Port of Seattle to engage with the communities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila and Federal Way. Representatives from Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, and Lynden Transport are also members. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) participates as a non-member. The facilitator discussed feedback received from StART participants as well as the public at large about when in the agenda to put public comment. Due to feedback, the public comment period has been moved to the end of the meeting agenda. The facilitator also reminded the public that comments can be provided in writing at the meeting or via email and encouraged public engagement with the community representatives on StART. Port staff provided an update on current federal congressional legislation focused on aviation noise. These include FY 18 Appropriations, the FAA Bill, National Defense Authorization Act, FY 19 Appropriations, and the Aviation Impacted Communities Act. The meeting’s main focus was to identify potential actions that could be considered and recommended by StART to prevent, reduce, and/or mitigate aviation noise. Members itemized and discussed actions that they were…

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