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THE PROJECT. In March of 1973, the Port of Seattle Com- mission and the King County Council initiated a jointly sponsored study to develop a plan for the coordinated im- provement of Sea-Tac Internat ional Airport and surrounding communities . Based upon a detailed work program, and funded in part by a grant from the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration (FAA), the project was undertaken for the express purpose of determining how the Airport and its neighbors could best achieve maximum compatibility . The Sea-Tac Communities Plan, summarized by the text and exhibits that follow , represents the key end product of this important effort. THE AIRPORT. According to the latest published figures on passenger enplanements , Sea-Tac International Airport ranks as the 19th busiest air carrier airport in the United States. In 1974, a total of 5,772,216 passengers and 106,466 airline aircraft operations were handled by this public facility lo- cated in the southwestern part of King County some 15 miles south of Seattle . Starting from an in itial 906-acre site acquired by the Port of Seattle in 1942, the Sea-Tac Airport has been expanded and improved through the years to keep pace with the Pacific Northwest 's dynamic and specialized air travel market. Within its present boundary of 2,200 acres , the Airport now accom- modates a parallel runway airfield system ; a terminal com- plex designed to process up to 20 million passengers per year ; a computer-operated subway circulation network; and air cargo , aircraft maintenance,…

As of the present time, the five-member Port of Seattle Com- mission is authorized by law to levy taxes on the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the Port district (King County) as follows-- 1. Not to exceed .045 mill for general Port purposes. 2. An additional millage as. required to service in- terest and principal payments on general obliga- tion bonds. The issuance of general obligation (GO) bonds by the Port is governed by certain legal limitations. They include-- ~. 1,3 1. Without the approval of Port district voters, GO bonds may be issued in an amount not to exceed (together with an existing indebtedness of the Port district not authorized by the voters) 3/4 of 1% of the actual value of taxable property in the dis- trict as determined by the King County Assessor. 2. With the assent of 60% of Port district voters, GO bonds may be issued in an amount not to exceed (together with an existing indebtedness of the Port district not authorized by the voters) 3/4 of 1% of the actual value of the taxable property in the Port district as determined by the County Assessor. In addition, the Port of Seattle is authorized under the Washington Aircraft Noise Impact Abatement Act of 1974 to fund noise remedy programs through a single general obliga- tion bond issue of not more than 1/8 of 1% of the value of taxable property within the Port district. The provisions of this Act permit the Port to…

A RESOLUTION of the Port CoPlPission of the Port of Seattle establishing certain planning and developmental policies and guidelines relating to Sea-Tac International Airport and its vicinity as developed in the Sea-Tac/Conmunities Plan. WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle jointly sponsored with King County an Airport and Vicinity Master Plan Study, titled the "Sea-Tac/Communities Plan" supported by a Planning Grant from the Federal Aviation Ahinistra- tion which plan and supporting documents are on file in the offices of the Port and available to the public for review; WHEREAS, the primary goal of the Sea-Tac/Comunities Plan was to attempt to achieve maximum compatibility between Sea-Tac International Airport and the surrounding community; WHEREAS, the Study included a broad range of technical studies and user and citizen participation encompassing noise exposure, air quality, water quality, drainage, land use and numerous other planning components; WHEREAS, a special suxuary document has been prepared which will outline the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan recommendations in general terns; WHEREAS, King County is adopting by ordinance a similar document referencing the completed Sea-Tac/Communities plan; WHEREAS, the Port recognizes the existence of a large cornunity surrounding the Airport with which continued cooperation and coordinated * activity with other governmental agencies including but not limited to the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington State Department of Highways, and with King County in particular is necessary to achieve and maintain mutual compatibility. WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared, and is on file which examines the effects of the Sea-Tac/Comunities…