Posted 3/21/2003 HistoryLink.org Essay 4200 In March 1992, the Washington State Legislature orders the Air Transportation Commission (AIRTRAC) to study air -transportation issues facing the state, and imposes a moratorium on new runway development at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) and at other western Washington airports until the study is complete. This action reflects legislators’ skepticism
Wasson quits Des Moines council, admits wrongdoing
DES MOINES — Embattled City Councilman Don Wasson resigned last night, acknowledging wrongdoing in a Public Disclosure Commission case involving charges that he and a local businessman concealed $49,000 in campaign contributions. Wasson, the subject of a recall campaign, had previously stepped down as mayor but said he intended to remain a member of the
Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson resigns
Jan 24, 2003 By Dave Birkland Seattle Times staff reporter Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson, accused of hiding campaign contributions that reportedly swayed the council’s stance on the third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, resigned at last night’s City Council meeting. The resignation surprised everyone on the council, said Council member Bob Sheckler. “He (Wasson)
Embattled Des Moines mayor abruptly quits
Campaign inquiry was a ‘distraction,’ Wasson says By JEFFREY M. BARKER AND CANDACE HECKMAN, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS DES MOINES — Mayor Don Wasson, under siege in this suburban city over an investigation into campaign-finance irregularities, resigned last night. Wasson’s surprise resignation as mayor took effect after last night’s City Council meeting. He intends to remain
Port of Seattle eyes accelerated development of real estate holdings
By Rob Smith – Dec 10, 2002 Updated Dec 10, 2002, 2:35pm PST The Port of Seattle is creating an Economic Development Division to speed up development of its extensive waterfront real estate holdings. The new division will be equal in status to the port’s existing aviation and seaport divisions. Port CEO Mic Dinsmore unveiled the plan at
The port’s jet set
The port’s jet set High-flying Port bigwigs spent $126,000 on travel last year. By Rick Anderson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am Port Commissioner Clare Nordquist (front) and executive director Mic Dinsmore spent nearly $90,000 on travel last year. THE BOYS AT Fishermen’s Terminal like to imagine what they could do with the $126,000 that
Aircraft Noise: The Ailment And The Treatment
By Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Chair, Aircraft Noise Abatement Group of New York and New Jersey (ANAG) | Hearing Rehabilitation Quarterly – Special Edition (2001) THE NEW MEANING OF F.A.A. The summer of 2000 was marked by an unusually high number of aircraft delays, especially at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. These delays continued
City Life (SeaTac)
BEST MAYOR Frank Hansen, SeaTac’s first mayor, is still considered our best. Hansen has won Best Mayor for as long as SeaTacians have been sending in Best of SeaTac ballots. Hansen, a retired airline pilot, compares early SeaTac politics to the Wild West. Anybody could get things done in that free-for-all environment, he says, given
The Secret History of Lead
Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute. Follow-ups: “Amplification,” June 19, 2000 and letters exchanges: “Lead–Balloons and Bouquets,” May 15, and “Lead-Letter Office,” July 3, 2000. JAMIE LINCOLN KITMAN The next time you pull the family barge in for a fill-up, check it out: The gas pumps read “Unleaded.” You might reasonably suppose this is because naturally
Making Plenty of Noise Over the ‘Quiet’ Zone
L.A. Times Archives Feb. 28, 1999 12 AM PT * The county has provided a report regarding the noise to be experienced by the residents of Orange County from proposed El Toro jet plane operations. This report was prepared with the assistance of the county’s own noise consultant, Vince Mestre. According to the county, the