Letter from Highline Community Council to PAC Chairman Don Shay on PAC Reorganization Committee Recommendations

In a July 27, 1978 letter to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) chairman at Sea-Tac International Airport, the Highline Community Council president Dorothy Harper objected to a proposed reorganization that would reduce the Council's representative to a non-voting status. The Council argued that retaining a voting seat was essential to effectively represent Highline-area residents in matters related to the Port of Seattle and the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. The letter also emphasized the importance of maintaining a balanced membership on the PAC that equally reflects government, business, and residents' viewpoints.

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July 27, 1978 letter from Dorothy Harper, President of the Highline Community Council (HCC), to Donald G. Shay, Chairman of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) at Sea-Tac International Airport. HCC objects to PAC Reorganization Committee Recommendations that would limit citizen representation to four people and assign the HCC representative non-voting status. Letter requests retention of voting status for HCC representative, citing HCC’s role in representing Highline area residents and implementing the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP). Also references incorporated areas of Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Des Moines, and the Chambers of Commerce. HCC argues for balanced PAC membership representing government, business, and residents to monitor STCP goals.

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