In May 2002, the Seattle Council on Airport Affairs (SCAA) urged King County Executive Ron Sims to advance the King County International Airport (Boeing Field) Part 150 Noise Study to the FAA for review, approval, and federal funding. The letter highlights years of unresolved noise complaints from nearby residents and outlines a draft review covering fiscal impacts, detailed comments, and prior noise reduction plans. The SCAA emphasized that implementing the study's recommendations would likely carry no negative fiscal implications for the county, but that progress depended on the county promptly forwarding its proposals to the FAA.Open full document
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A letter and attached draft review from the Seattle Council on Airport Affairs (SCAA) to King County Executive Ron Sims, urging prompt action on the KCIA Part 150 Noise Study. The SCAA argues that the study’s recommendations should be forwarded to the FAA for review, approval, and funding, noting that full implementation would likely have no negative fiscal implications for the County. The document includes an executive summary, fiscal note, detailed comments, and supporting references.