Summary:These are the most important bills for our airport communities in forty years! Testify on behalf of SB 5955 at 8 AM and HB 2103 at 10:30 AM either in-person in Olympia or remotely. To do either, follow the instructions below to sign up. Dear advocates, Rep. Orwall and Senator Keiser introduced companion bills this
Port Package Updates January, 2024: This is what we’ve been waiting for
Summary: After years of waiting, legislation to provide repairs and updates for people with Port Package Problems is being proposed this session in Olympia. It could become law in April and began helping homeowners next year. No kidding. It’s complicated, time is short, and we will need all of you to help get it passed. Instructions below.
SB5955
HB2103
Where’s my John Dingell?
Unless you’re from Michigan you may not be aware of John Dingell, a congressman from the west side of Detroit and something of a legend on many levels. Some knew him as a friend of labor. Some as an insider with the auto industry. Some as one member of a political dynasty which persists to
A new model of community environmental grants
The Port of Seattle is a major driver of economic impacts in the area. However it is undoubtedly the main driver of environmental impacts in the Highline Communities. This gives them both the resources and the responsibility to do more to help the communities that endure those negative impacts. What they lack is community knowledge and
Property Tax Levy 2023 (and a few words about sex trafficking)
An introduction to our movie: Under The Flight Path [TEASER]
Beautiful Sunsets vs. Particulate Matter
Mission Critical?
A proposal to fund a West Coast Bullet Train should be viewed only with cautious optimism by airport communities. When this Washington Democratic Delegation proposal for funding a West Coast Bullet Train showed up, I immediately thought of how unreliable it has been to take AmTrak to Vancouver, BC over the past three decades. But