City of Des Moines (TAC) to Cliff Muller re. Noise Exposure Update 12/16/1981

On Tuesday, December 8th the following members of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Sea-Tac International Airport Noise Exposure Update met to discuss certain concerns regarding the final draft of the Noise Expo- sure Update. Bill Holstine, Riverton Heights Community Bob Nelson, City of Des Moines Virginia Dana, Zone III Committee Jim Chalupnik, Environmental Protection Agency, Noise Program Marian McKenzie, Citizen Peter Breysee, Departmentof Environmental Health, U of W Marsha Huebner, City of Des Moines The product of that meeting was an acknolwedgement of concerns pertinent to the Noise Exposure Update which we maintain warrant attention. Firstly, the document does not define the problem which the study was designed to address, that is, the effects of aircraft noise on the Sea- , Tac Commu nities. The study was undertaken ir. order to provide a statis- tical foundation for the development of an overall strategy for alleviating conflicts between the airport and its neighbors, conflicts which bear upon property values and individual reactions to aircraft noise. The purpose stated in the report is to update noise exposure data for the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. However, the update is an element of the solution, not a statement of the problem. We find a statement of the problem illiciting ~ the study critical to fostering a layman's understanding of the noise exposure update and in providing a starting point from which to evaluate its efficacy. As the Port of Seattle will be reappra1s1ng noise remedy programs in light of this report, we find the…

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