Notes
Scoping comment submitted by Amy Kaminishi (akaminishi@aol.com) on September 28, 2018 as part of the Port Of Seattle Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Assessment scoping process. Comment raises concerns about air quality impacts on Beacon Hill and surrounding neighborhoods in direct flight paths of Sea-Tac Airport aircraft, including asthma, ultrafine particulates, aircraft emissions deposited on homes, and cumulative health effects on elderly, children, and people of color. Additional topics include climate change (forest fires, drought, hot weather), airplane noise impacts on children and schools, environmental justice, outreach to non-English-speaking communities, noise monitoring equipment for affected neighborhoods, traffic impacts from airport expansion in King County, open house held September 12 at New Holly, cost overruns on current airport project ($1B), and taxpayer accountability. Assigned topic codes visible include S1, S5, S8, S12, and others.