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SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Annual Report

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The Port of Seattle's SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) brings together representatives from neighboring cities like SeaTac, Burien, and Des Moines, along with airlines, the FAA, and Port staff to address community concerns about Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In 2024–2025, the group focused on noise reduction efforts including promoting single-engine taxiing, launching a residential sound re-insulation pilot program, and advancing a federally required Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. StART operates through two working groups—the Aviation Noise Working Group and the Policy Working Group—making decisions by consensus to ensure neighboring communities have a meaningful voice in airport-related policies.

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Commission agenda briefing memorandum from Sarah Cox, Marco Milanese, and Eric Schinfeld to Executive Director Stephen Metruck, dated May 9, 2025, for the May 27, 2025 Port of Seattle Commission meeting. Reports on the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) annual activities, covering the Aviation Noise Working Group and Policy Working Group. Highlights include single-engine taxiing promotion enacted fall 2024, residential sound re-insulation pilot program announced early 2025, and Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study with Technical Review Committee participation. StART membership includes Highline Forum-member cities SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Federal Way, plus Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, FAA, and Port of Seattle staff. Interim Aviation Managing Director Arif Ghouse serves as chair; facilitated by Andres Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges.

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