The problem with all airport community issues come down to M-O-N-E-Y. There are currently some programs that try to account for noise. There are almost no programs that account for pollution; or lower property values; or an array of socio-economic harms. If you look at the galaxy of Federal Regs that have sprouted from ANCA,
A Letter To Danny Westneat
Mr. Westneat is a columnist and reporter for the Seattle Times focusing on local issues. Hi Danny, Read your Sunday column on Climate Change and Jay Inslee. Great stuff as always. I recently met Jay Inslee at a Port Of Seattle convention on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)–a substitute for the aviation kerosene now used which
Who decides what happens at Sea-Tac Airport?
If you’re trying to get some relief from all the flights, you probably will have some questions like, “Who do I blame?” And it gets confusing because there are three entities that share responsibility for everything that goes on at Sea-Tac Airport: the FAA, The Port Of Seattle, and the airlines. The Operator: Property Manager
Bad College Lecture: StART Meeting June 2019
June 26th Meeting Recap may be found here It’s been almost a year and a half since the Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable (StART) made its debut and I have to say I am not thrilled with the current state of play. I’m not talking about its accomplishments (work product) or its process (which I call ‘Bad College
Letter To PPP Members (July 2019)
An update on what we’ve been doing.First off, yes, I am running for City Council in Des Moines. And yes I did tell y’all that was not going to happen. Which already establishes my qualifications for a career in politics, right? 😀 But the reasons are pretty basic. First off,, win or lose, the act
A Letter To Sheila Brush re. Stakeholder Committee Interviews
Sheila Brush is the founder of Quiet Skies Puget Sound (QSPS), a member of the Des Moines Aviation Committee as well as a City Of Des Moines representative on the StART Committee. Thank you for your kind phone message re. the Sea-Tac Baseline Study: Stakeholder Interviews.I’ve received a number of suggestions to join in, so
Study Session: Collaborating With the consultants
I’m not sure if visitors to tonight’s Des Moines City Council Study Session realized that they were attending something of a performance. I’m not sure most of the City Council did either. But the meetings (and the meeting before the meeting with the DM Airport Committee) were carefully stage-managed by City Manager Michael Matthias to
A Letter To Joel Wachtel
Mr. Wachtel is a member of the SeaTac City Council. He chaired tonight’s City Of SeaTac Airport Advisory Committee. Dear Council Member, Thanks for your time tonight. On our way out you expressed a we discussed how hard it is to agree on goals in a committee like yours where there are so many possibilities.
A Letter To Matt Mahoney
Mr. Mahoney is a Council Member for the City Of Des Moines, Washington. This letter was written after my public comment on the City’s acceptance of the Port Of Seattle’s Century Agenda Grant to aid in Marina Redevelopment, Thursday May 9, 2019. Council Member, Thank you for at least considering changing your vote on accepting
Quit Whining (StART Meeting 4/24/19)
Last time I checked, the Port Of Seattle ran Sea-Tac Airport and the Port Of Seattle Commission was elected by the voters of King County. There are currently about 2.1 million residents of King County. And there are maybe 150,000 people living in ‘the airport communities’ so the airport communities are at best a mere