City of SeaTac officials exchanged emails in November 2025 regarding a Petition for Review filed to appeal the FAA's NEPA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision, coordinated under an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the cities of Burien and Des Moines. A council member raised concern about the petition listing 'Attorneys for Vashon Island Fair Skies' rather than the three cities, to which Director Evan Maxim clarified that outside legal counsel Mr. Taber also represents other parties including Vashon Island in a related SAMP appeal, and that the reference was likely included by mistake. SeaTac is identified as the primary party in the event of any conflict of interest among the represented parties.Open full document
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Email chain among City of SeaTac officials regarding the filing of a Petition for Review appealing the FAA’s NEPA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD), coordinated under an ILA with Burien and Des Moines. Council Member Kwon raised a question about why the document referenced ‘Attorneys for Vashon Island Fair Skies,’ and Evan Maxim explained that attorney Mr. Taber also represents other parties including Vashon Island and that SeaTac is the primary party in any conflict.