A January 1984 Port of Seattle memorandum notifies the Technical Working Committee of an upcoming meeting on January 25 to review noise remedy programs for Jackson (Sea-Tac) International Airport, including land acquisition, purchase assurance, and sound insulation proposals. Attached is a draft chapter evaluating on-airport and off-airport noise abatement measures against ten criteria, such as airspace compatibility and aircraft safety. The document outlines which measures were recommended for implementation following an initial screening process described in an earlier chapter.

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Memorandum from Port of Seattle Project Manager Jody Yamanaka announcing a Technical Working Committee meeting for January 25, 1984 to review noise remedy program criteria, boundaries, and on-airport noise abatement measures for Jackson International Airport (Sea-Tac). Includes distribution list and attachment of working paper on noise abatement evaluation.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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