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Complaints may force change in PAC picks

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A 1983 Times-News article reports that complaints about the Highline Community Council's informal and inconsistent process for appointing citizen representatives to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) — the body overseeing Sea-Tac airport development and noise policy — may force a reform of the selection method. Critics argued that appointees often lacked knowledge of the PAC's purpose and that residents most affected by airport noise were being excluded. A six-member sub-committee was formed to investigate the current process and recommend alternatives.

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Times-News article by Darlene Himmelspach reporting on controversy over the Highline Community Council (HCC) selection process for Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) members overseeing the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. Critics including Jean Pihlman (Zone Three Committee), Marjorie Currie, and former HCC member Irene Jones allege “back room” politics, lack of public scrutiny, and poor representation from airport-noise-affected areas such as Shorewood. HCC president Ken Selander and council member Carole Berwald defend the process. Ed Parks of Port Of Seattle heads a six-member sub-committee to investigate and reform the PAC selection process.

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