2022-08-27
Washington's Supreme Court unanimously upheld King County's approval of Boeing's plan to build corporate headquarters on a 30-acre site near Seattle-Tacoma Airport, rejecting challenges from a local citizens' group. The court ruled the approval was a legislative action rather than a quasi-judicial rezone, meaning the appearance-of-fairness doctrine did not apply, even though two County Council members had accepted campaign contributions from Boeing employees. The ruling also addressed a separate Snohomish County case, allowing environmental-impact statements for two large residential developments to be submitted piecemeal.
Boeing Headquarters rezone Westside
2022-08-13
There is this form of air pollution, which you probably have not heard of, called ultrafine particulates (UFPs). Though they are invisible, they seem to have some particularly nasty effects on human health. UFPs have not been well-studied, they are unregulated, and yet they are prevalent in commercial jet engine emissions. But this is not
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE IT The Way We’ve Always Done It Aug. 10, 2022 Larry Hinebaugh View Image Gallery Newton’s 1st Law of Thermodynamics says that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. And so, it is with aircraft records
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The Sea-Tac Communities Plan was a joint initiative launched in 1973 by the Port of Seattle and King County, funded in part by the FAA, to address conflicts between Sea-Tac International Airport operations and surrounding neighborhoods—particularly concerns about aircraft noise, property values, and land use. The plan found that while no major airport expansion was needed, noise remained a significant problem requiring a comprehensive remedy program including property acquisition, noise insulation, and purchase guarantees. Key recommendations called for coordinated action by the Port, County, and federal agencies to improve airport-community compatibility over a 20-year planning horizon.
This chapter could have been called “how do we pay for it?” Describes all the ways both the Port, the FAA and the County could finance the various aspects.
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