2004 Tia July 19

On July 8, attorneys for the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed an appeal with the Pollution Control Hearings Board, seeking review & correction of the revised sec. 401 certificate issued by Ecology for third-runway construction as the result of the earlier Supreme Court decision. ...more Supreme Court Sets New Rules for Third-Runway Work On May 14, the State Supreme Court released its decision in the appeals of the Port of Seattle, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (C.A.S.E.) from various parts of an earlier ruling of the Pollution Control Hearings Board on water-quality requirements for the proposed third-runway at Sea-Tac Airport. Several of the restrictive conditions imposed by the Board were overturned by the high court, while others were upheld. ...more Ecology Issues Flawed Sec. 401 Certificate & Revised Order On June 9, the Department of Ecology issued a revised sec. 401 certificate for third-runway work in wetlands. Ecology also revised its order that spells out in detail the restrictions & conditions imposed on that construction work. These revisions were supposed to implement the Supreme Court's ruling of May 14, but runway opponents quickly found that important parts of that ruling were not included. ...more Port Financial Staff Has No Concrete Plan For Financing Third-Runway This Issue: Blaming Your Own Bad Planning on the Neighbors The area outlined in red is the approximate area of the third runway fill. The area outlined in yellow is fill brought in during the past five years—approximately 5 million cubic yards…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]