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Port, Des Moines work together on business park plan
tIe and the city of Des Moines formerly bitter adversaries in the third-runway fight – now are working together and may hire a developer to build a 75-acre business park south of Sea.Tac Airport. Yesterday the port Commission approved the first in a series of agreements that could lead to building the park for indus- trial and other uses. That vote followed a similar one Thursday by the City Council. Both were unanimous. “It is a new dax” said Diane Summerhays, the port’s director of Aviation Community Develop- ment. “It’s a pretty big deal for that city and it’s a huge deal for the relationship” between the port and Des Moines. The J,eite stretches northwest from{he intersection of 24th Ave- nue S6uth and South 216th Street. It was a residential neighborhood until the late 1980s when port offi- cials, who operate Sea-Tac, began buying and removing homes in the flight path as part of a noise mitigation program. Several years later the port and J' / /R city sought to develop a techno[ ogy campus on the property But that proposal noundered in part because the two sides were locked in a protracted legal fight over the port’s plans to build the third runway Last summer. Des Moines and other airport-area cities dropped their lawsuits to block construc- tion of the runway which began an era of cooperation. Now Des Moines and the port plan to hire a consultant to write a conceptual master plan for Des Moines Creek Business… -
Boeing makes gains in year of turbulence
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was a year of fundamental shifts within Boeing. In 2004, the leaden skies above the company’s local operations at last began to brighten. • A spectacular Navy contract worth potentially $40 billion secured the future -
2004-10-05 18:49
Highline School District superintendent to retire
DES MOINES — The superintendent of the Highline School District announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of the school year. Joe McGeehan, who will turn 65 in March, took over the Highline schools in 1994. During his tenure, the district won approval in 2002 of a $189.5 million construction bond issue after -
Airport Communities Coalition drops opposition to Sea-Tac International Airport third runway on August 19, 2004.
By David Wilma Posted 9/16/2004 HistoryLink.org Essay 5733 On August 19, 2004, the Airport Communities Coalition drops its opposition to the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport third runway after spending $15 million over 10 years campaigning and litigating against the project. Construction of the 8,500-foot runway will resume and will be completed in 2008. The runway -
Shannon & Wilson: Des Moines Creek Basin Plan Regional Detention Facility
CLIENT King County Water & Land Resource Division Location SeaTac, WA The Des Moines Creek Regional Detention/ Retention Facility (RDF) is intended to provide stormwater storage, reduce peak flows and erosion, enhance habitat, and protect the Des Moines Creek Watershed. During RDF’s initial design, the team identified elevated levels of arsenic in site wetland soils proposed for -
History of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1941: The Civil Aeronautics Administration approaches Seattle and Tacoma, offering to level the ground and build an airport runway if a city would offer the land, build a terminal and operate the airport. Neither city agrees. 1942: The Seattle Port Commission votes to assume responsibility for the new airport, coming up with two possible sites: west of -
Airport Communities Coalition v. Graves, 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (W.D. Wash. 2003)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington – 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (W.D. Wash. 2003) August 18, 2003 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (2003) AIRPORT COMMUNITIES COALITION, Plaintiff, v. Colonel Ralph H. GRAVES, Commander and District Engineer of the Seattle District, United States Army Corps of Engineers; United States Army Corps of -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues a permit for filling wetlands in connection with Sea-Tac International Airport’s third runway on December 13, 2002
By Paula Becker (with research by Daryl McClary and Walt Crowley) Posted 6/24/2003 HistoryLink.org Essay 4210 On December 13, 2002, the United States Army Corps of Engineers issues to the Port of Seattle a Section 404 Permit to begin filling wetlands within the area designated for Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport’s third runway. The Port had -
2003-04-18 01:33The Effects of Aircraft Noise and Road Traffic Noise on Reading Comprehension and Attention: The Ranch Study
A European research study examining the dose-effect relationships between aircraft noise, road traffic noise, and their combinations on reading comprehension and sustained attention in 9-10 year old children across the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The study found significant impairment in reading comprehension associated with aircraft noise exposure but no effects from road traffic -
2003-04-18 01:33
The Effects of Aircraft Noise and Road Traffic Noise on Reading Comprehension and Attention: The Ranch Study
A European research study examining the dose-effect relationships between aircraft noise, road traffic noise, and their combinations on reading comprehension and sustained attention in 9-10 year old children across the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The study found significant impairment in reading comprehension associated with aircraft noise exposure but no effects from road traffic