SAMP Comments: Can you hear me now?

I’ve eavesdropped on quite a number of Sustained Airport Master Plan EIS scoping comments and I’m struck by how high-minded most of them are. They cover the big-ticket items of noise, pollution, schools, property values, crime, etc. But I want to remind you that you can (and should) also comment on the smaller annoyances that

SAMP: We’ve had our Open House. Now what?

OK, so we had our Open Houses, kids. So what’s the next crisis to react to? Sorry to sound snarky. I do believe all these current issues matter. And I applaud everyone in the community and government who are reacting to them. Well done. Really. (At some point I have to develop the nerve to

The Race For State Representative 34th District

If you live in the 34th District, I urge you to contact both Joe Nguyen and Shannon Braddock and share your knowledge and your concerns about the airport. It is a sad fact that most of our state politicians know very little about the problems that beset residents of our region and could care even

Letter: Attend The Highline College SAMP Public Scoping Meeting

Directions To Highline College I’m writing to tell Des Moines residents about a very important public meeting with the Port Of Seattle at Highline College Student Union on Monday, September 10th at 5:30pm. At this meeting, the Port will explain something you may not be aware of: The Sustainable Airport Master Plan or ‘SAMP’. In

Real Sustainability

So the past couple of days I’ve been ‘slumming’–attending the Des Moines ‘Ad Hoc’ Aviation Committee meeting and then a Burien City Council Meeting on Monday. And then the last StART meeting on Tuesday. I’ve made no secret of my disdain for these groups but that has little to do with the people who are,

Blueberry Lane

https://www.richmondamerican.com/washington/seattle-tacoma-new-homes/des-moines/blueberry-lane It looks so nice–because you can’t hear a JPEG. 😀 Next time you are driving through Des Moines, pass by this development at 196th and Des Moines Memorial Drive. This area is directly under the flight path at prox. 600 ft of altitude, which now makes it officially the housing estate closest to the

Environmental Impact Statement EIS-1996

The 1996 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by Landrum & Brown. This will give you an idea of what to expect from the upcoming EIS (if it is determined to be necessary.) Sea-Tac Airport Final EIS, Feb. 1996, Vol. 1 of 7 Sea-Tac Airport Final EIS, Feb. 1996, Vol. 2 of 7 Sea-Tac Airport Final EIS,