Appendix O: Agency & Public Engagement — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Environmental Assessment for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects

This appendix summarizes the public and agency engagement activities conducted as part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects. Outreach included scoping meetings held in 2018 with seven agencies and four public sessions in surrounding cities, as well as advertisement in multiple languages across newspapers, email, and social media. Public meetings were scheduled in November 2024 at locations in Federal Way, Des Moines, Burien, and SeaTac, with a comment deadline of December 5, 2024.

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Appendix O of the 2024 Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects, prepared by Landrum & Brown for the Port of Seattle and FAA. Summarizes agency and public engagement activities including: the 60-day Scoping period (July 30 – September 28, 2018) advertised in English, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic; Agency Scoping Meeting on September 6, 2018 attended by City of SeaTac, City of Des Moines, City of Burien, City of Federal Way, Pierce County, WSDOT, and FTA; four Public Scoping Meetings in Des Moines, Seattle (Beacon Hill), Federal Way, and SeaTac. Describes Draft EA availability at libraries in Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac, Federal Way, White Center, and Tukwila, and online at www.sampNTPenvironmentalreview.org. Public comment period runs through December 5, 2024. Four public meetings scheduled November 12–16, 2024 at Wildwood Elementary (Federal Way), Mt. Rainier High School (Des Moines), Highline High School (Burien), and McMicken Heights Elementary (SeaTac). Notices published in the Seattle Times and Daily Journal of Commerce on October 21, 2024. Comments submitted to Steve Rybolt, Port of Seattle Aviation Environment and Sustainability, SAMP@portseattle.org.

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