Perhaps the most common question we get these days is “Why do you keep going on about ‘Port Packages’? I don’t care about Port Packages. I care about all the damned planes! That is what we should be focused on!” This is a great question. It’s the only question, really because it gets to the
A Letter To Sheila Brush and QSPS: Four Votes
Ms. Brush is the founder of Quiet Skies Puget Sound and a member of the Des Moines Aviation Committee. Dear Sheila, Thank you for your time yesterday. Nice soup. We talked about many things. But the one thing you did not ask me is this: what can you do to help me? I’m wounded. 😀
A Letter To Tina Orwall re. Port Package Legislation
Tina Orwall is a State Representative For the 33rd District. This letter is in regard to a conversation I had with her re. her proposed legislation to revise RCW 53.54 to help with Port Package Problems. There is a discussion of long-term strategic goals, including a Community Agency to administer relations with the Port. Thank
A Letter To The Port Commission re. 2020 Tax Levy
Per my public comment of 12 November. When it comes to the Port’s relationship with the airport communities, the elephant in the room has always been EXTERNALITIES–the very real impacts on our people and property that go unacknowledged on your financial reports. So long as an Externality exists, there is no accurate accounting and there
A Letter To Gary Idleburg re. Commerce Impact Study Public Meeting
Mr. Idleburg is a Senior Planner at the Washington Department Of Commerce and is overseeing the Sea-Tac Airport Impact Study. This letter is in reference to the public meeting held 6 November, 2019 at Burien City Hall. Hi Mr. Idleburg, I wanted to add to my somewhat discombobulated public comment last night. Frankly, I was
A Letter To Commissioner Stephanie Bowman Re. Noise Program Audits
Ms. Bowman is currently President of the Port Of Seattle Commission. This letter is in reply to a request she made concerning my Public Comment at the 24 September General Meeting. (See video starting @ 33:30). Well this is a pleasant surprise. :DI am actually working up a (short) summary on the practicalities which I’ll
Property Tax Appeal Cookbook
Sorry to be a tease but it’s not ready yet. This is the second most requested topic on the entire site so we decided it might be a good idea to put up a placeholder to describe what we’re doing. As of 1 September 2019, we’ve had nine homeowners successfully appeal their value assessments and
Port Of Seattle Candidates Forum 2019
Video of candidates Sam Cho, Grant Degginger. Sponsored by the League Of Quiet Skies Voters and hosted by Steve Edmiston
A Letter To Nancy Tosta Re. RCW 53.54.030
Ms. Tosta is a Council Member for the City Of Burien and chairs the Burien Airport Committee. This letter follows their joint meeting with the Des Moines Aviation Committee. The discussion was ostensibly about the path forward after both cities had decided to withdraw from the StART. First off, I want to commend you for
Search improvements
Hi there. If you visited the site today, you noticed some GARBAGE. That’s just me (finally) trying to fix some aspects of the search system. It’s hopefully better now. And by ‘better’ I mean the search results, not just that there isn’t a bunch of garbage on the pages. Like I say all the time: