Preparing for the October 21st Comment Period This is the first of a two-part article concerning the SAMP comment period. We’re including a few paragraphs of background because the process has been so lengthy–with many years of delay. The feedback we’ve received thus far has been confusion, partly because the information on the Port’s official
City Council approves Des Moines Creek West purchase from Port
At their September 26, 2024 meeting, the Des Moines City Council voted 7-0 to complete the sale of Tract C in exchange for $690,000 a connecting road between the existing complex and the expansion. An amendment to the sale was made by Councilmember JC Harris setting aside 10% ($69,000) of the proceeds towards a City airport
City Council to decide on Des Moines Creek West purchase from Port
Small parcel big step to enable controversial expansion of business park [09/19/2024]The City Council has added this item to their September 26 Agenda (6:00pm). [09/12/2024]At their September 12 meeting, the City Council held over this decision until October. We will provide notice as soon as it is scheduled. Please note that this sale is not
SR-509 Surplus, a tale of two cities
Background information on SR-509 WSDOT Surplus purchases by SeaTac and Des Moines along the 18th Ave Corridor For decades WSDOT owned surplus property along a corridor roughly parallel to 18th Ave., from 194th St. in SeaTac south through Des Moines as part of a previous plan for SR-509. The final (very different) alignment for SR-509
‘Elevated’ from Port of Seattle episode #4 (The Third Runway)
The Port of Seattle has launched a series of short films called ‘Elevated’ celebrating the 75th anniversary of Sea-Tac Airport. We think they are all worth watching, but this one, on the Third Runway, especially as it gives ‘their side of the story’. We object to almost every aspect of this video. Much of it
SeaTac City Council Special Meeting: the future of North Sea-Tac Park
55 or 200 Acres? There’s a lot more to this story The SeaTac City Council held a ninety minute Special Meeting (Agenda/Presentation) to discuss various options in purchasing the area known as North SeaTac Park, which is now (mostly) owned by the Port of Seattle. As Councilmember Peter Kwon mentioned at the beginning of the
Elevated: 75th Anniversary Movie Premiere
You can handle 100,000,000 passengers a year… Today, at the Boeing Museum Of Flight, the Port of Seattle premiered the first in a series of videos charting the history and growth of Sea-Tac Airport. The videos, collectively titled Elevated, were introduced by Port CEO Stephen Metruck, who spoke about the challenges of continuing to serve
Commercial Aviation Workgroup (first meeting)
Successor to CACC re-opens second airport discussion The first meeting of the new Commercial Aviation Work Group was held on July 11, 2024 in Tumwater. This group, created by HB1791 is the successor to the ill-fated Commercial Aviation Coordinating Committee (CACC) which ended last year after failing to identify any path to a second airport
Port Commission approves last piece of Des Moines Creek West
Unexpected community response leads to discussion on improved environmental remediation The July 9, 2024 meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission marked a small but potentially meaningful victory for the Des Moines community. Item 8d Des Moines Creek West Tract C on their consent agenda was to sign off on the sale of the last
Stop acting so annoyed!
Changing the noise discussion from personal opinion to public health Annoyance, is the term of art describing a level of unwanted and/or harmful sound that is not damaging to hearing. That is how it was first used in research literature. We think it’s time to come up with a new term because ‘annoyance’ is dismissive