June 26th Meeting Recap may be found here It’s been almost a year and a half since the Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable (StART) made its debut and I have to say I am not thrilled with the current state of play. I’m not talking about its accomplishments (work product) or its process (which I call ‘Bad College
Letter To PPP Members (July 2019)
An update on what we’ve been doing.First off, yes, I am running for City Council in Des Moines. And yes I did tell y’all that was not going to happen. Which already establishes my qualifications for a career in politics, right? 😀 But the reasons are pretty basic. First off,, win or lose, the act
A Letter To Sheila Brush re. Stakeholder Committee Interviews
Sheila Brush is the founder of Quiet Skies Puget Sound (QSPS), a member of the Des Moines Aviation Committee as well as a City Of Des Moines representative on the StART Committee. Thank you for your kind phone message re. the Sea-Tac Baseline Study: Stakeholder Interviews.I’ve received a number of suggestions to join in, so
Study Session: Collaborating With the consultants
I’m not sure if visitors to tonight’s Des Moines City Council Study Session realized that they were attending something of a performance. I’m not sure most of the City Council did either. But the meetings (and the meeting before the meeting with the DM Airport Committee) were carefully stage-managed by City Manager Michael Matthias to
A Letter To Joel Wachtel
Mr. Wachtel is a member of the SeaTac City Council. He chaired tonight’s City Of SeaTac Airport Advisory Committee. Dear Council Member, Thanks for your time tonight. On our way out you expressed a we discussed how hard it is to agree on goals in a committee like yours where there are so many possibilities.
A Letter To Matt Mahoney
Mr. Mahoney is a Council Member for the City Of Des Moines, Washington. This letter was written after my public comment on the City’s acceptance of the Port Of Seattle’s Century Agenda Grant to aid in Marina Redevelopment, Thursday May 9, 2019. Council Member, Thank you for at least considering changing your vote on accepting
A Letter To Larry Cripe & LOQSV
Dear Mr. Cripe, Following up on tonight’s Burien Airport Committee meeting, I am asking that the League Of Quiet Skies Voters (LOQSV) can reach out to fellow groups across the United States and gather information on noise mitigation programs in their cities. Again, the idea being to develop some comparative data, even if it is
Port Of Seattle Port Package Doors And Windows
These are the products the Port Of Seattle are currently using in their Port Package retro-fits Windows: Larsen SCS P-series ‘extreme’ Doors: PEM Millworks ‘Quiet Door’ Storm Doors: Larsen In the past they have also successfully used products from Milgard and VPI. Milgard seems to be the brand favored by builders on new construction in
Public Comment on SB5370: It’s about real competition
Public comment from House Transportation Committee, reviewing Karen Kaiser’s Senate Bill SSB5370. We’re now in the phase where the House Committee reviews the Senate vaersion and vice versa to (hopefully) come to agreed upon final versions which can be voted on. One possible speed bump. The Dept. Of Aviation rep. commented that his Dept. and
FAA-Tracon
