September 10, 2002August 2, 2026

AR 000557: ACC Notice of Appearance — Port Of Seattle v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, No. 02-2-25658-9 SEA

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Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Notice of Appearance filed September 10, 2002 in King County Superior Court, case No. 02-2-25658-9 SEA. ACC, represented by Peter J. Eglick, Kevin L. Stock, and Michael P. Witek of Helsell Fetterman LLP, and Rachael Paschal Osborn (WSBA #21618), enters appearance as Respondent in Port Of Seattle’s appeal of Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) decision. Other parties include Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) represented by Richard A. Poulin of Smith & Lowney PLLC; Washington State Department of Ecology represented by Joan Marchioro, Thomas Young, and Jeff Kray of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office; and Port Of Seattle represented by Linda J. Strout, Traci M. Goodwin, Roger A. Pearce of Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, and Jay J. Manning and Gillis E. Reavis of Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC. Includes Certificate of Service by Andrea Grad. AR 000557–000559.

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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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