Airport Communities Coalition (ACC)

The cities of Burien, Tukwila, Des Moines, and Normandy Park formed the Airport Communities Coalition in 1993 to stopped the proposed construction of the third runway. The coalition was eventually expanded to include the Highline School District and the City of Federal Way. The group used lawsuits and appeals to contest studies and permits. The

Dinsmore Named Port’s New Director

Daryl Strickland Mic Dinsmore strutted into the meeting room wearing a double-breasted suit, his chest puffed out, looking like a politician who had just won an election. He had reason to feel this way. Dinsmore was named yesterday as the port’s new executive director, rising from his job as chief operating officer. The executive job

Flight Patterns – FAA’s `Four Post’ traffic plan for planes is illogical, insulting

June 12, 1992 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: A9 Word Count: 354 The Ninth Circuit in San Francisco recently voted that since the noise level was not above 65 decibels (recently raised from 55 decibels) the Federal Aviation Administration did not have to be subject to any environmental impact requirements. Therefore, the FAA’s brilliant “four post” plan remains

Seattle Community Council Federation v. FAA 961 F.2d 929

961 F.2d 829 SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; Samuel Skinner, Respondents. No. 90-70253. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 8, 1991. Decided April 9, 1992. Peter J. Eglick and Henryk J. Hiller, Seattle, Washington, for petitioner. Peter R. Steenland, Jr., and J.

ESHB 2609 Air Transportation Commission AIRTRAC 1992

      ESHB 2609                               As Passed House                              February 18, 1992 Title:  An act relating to air transportation. Brief Description:  Making airport expansions consistent with the state air transportation policy plan. Sponsor(s):  By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hine, G. Fisher, R. Fisher, Brough, Heavey, Locke, Chandler, Leonard, Valle, Wood, Prentice, Hochstatter, Mitchell, Horn,

H.R.5835 – Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Included in here under Title 9: Subtitle B: Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion – Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 – Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to include as an “airport development” activity the acquisition of land for, or work involved to construct, a burn area training structure on

Rumblings Over Flight-Path Plan

By DICK LILLY January 22, 1990 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: B3 Word Count: 1469 Like a plague, they slipped into Barbara Maxwell’s neighborhood, rattling the windows. Pretty soon, they were making it hard to hear phone conversations. After a while, they were interrupting backyard barbecues More and more jet planes, on their way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,