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  • How To Fuck Up An Airport

    A podcast series about what went wrong at BER, Berlin’s unfinished airport. Subscribe on Itunes here. Every Berliner knows the new airport is late. Few know exactly why. We’re here to explain. BER is the international airport code for Berlin Brandenburg Airport, nickname Willy Brandt. It has also become a signifier of failure, incompetence, corruption
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsBER, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, podcasts, Radio Spaetkauf
  • King Lysen: A reformer in the Legislature who took on the old boys

    By Joel Connelly, SEATTLEPI.COM Mar 20, 2017|Updated Mar 21, 2017 4:21 p.m. An abandoned 496-foot-tall cooling power of Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) nuclear plant at Satsop.  State Sen. King Lysen, early critic of the WPPSS nuclear program, died last week.  WPPSS had to abandon four of its five reactors, at various stages of construction.  Lysen
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsKing Lysen, Seattle PI, Washington State Legislature
  • City Council considers future of Wasson property at Des Moines Marina

    https://waterlandblog.com/2017/03/03/city-council-considers-future-of-wasson-property-at-des-moines-marina/ By Jack Mayne When longtime Des Moines Councilmember Donald Wasson died a year ago he left his waterfront property located at the entrance to Beach Park to the city and now City Council and staff are working to figure out whether to continue it as a rental house or making other plans. City Manager Michael
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsCity Of Des Moines, Des Moines Marina, Don Wasson, Jack Mayne, Waterland Blog
  • Behind The Scenes With Sea-Tac Airport’s Runway Construction

    By Lauren Darnielle Taxiway Mike at Sea-Tac Airport is closed during reconstruction of runway 16C/34C – Photo: Lauren Darnielle | AirlineReporter Last week, I had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the construction currently in progress on Runway 16C/34C at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, aka Sea-Tac). The center runway closed on May 4th for
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History
  • 2015-01-28

    In ‘Mina’s’ Hands, Filiberto’s Restaurant Brought the Taste of Italy to Burien

    A historical feature article about Filiberto’s Restaurant in Burien, Washington, focusing on ‘Mina’ and her role in bringing Italian cuisine to the community. The piece was written by Rob Clay and published in the Highline Times. It is part of a local history and food culture series covering the Burien area.
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsHighline Times, Westside Seattle
  • Admasu v. Port of Seattle

    Court of Appeals of Washington,Division 1. Kebede ADMASU, et al., Appellants, v. PORT OF SEATTLE, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondent. No. 70220–3–I. Decided: October 27, 2014 Darrell L. Cochran, Kevin Michael Hastings Pfau Cochran VertetisAmala PLLC, Tacoma, WA, Jason Paul Amala, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner. Timothy J. Filer, Patrick J.
    CategoriesHistory, Litigation TagsAdmasu, Airports Council International, Avigation Easement, Litigation, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Property Rights, Third Runway
  • Admasu V. Port Of Seattle

    Summary of Court Of Appeals decision and opinion on Class Action by homeowners regarding increased noise after 3rd Runway.
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsLegal, Third Runway
  • Construction Gets Under Way On Des Moines Creek Business Park

    Port Of Seattle public relations. Note all the Des Moines City Council: Dave Kaplan, Matt Pina, Robert Back, Jeremy Nutting.
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History
  • Port of Seattle Approves Lease for 87-Acre Des Moines Creek Business Park Projecting over 1,600 New Jobs

    CategoriesFrom The Web, History
  • Frank Hansen (obituary Seattle Times)

    Frank Hansen, longtime commercial airline pilot and the first mayor of the City of SeaTac, died of cancer at his home on Dec. 21, 2013. He was 87. Frank was born on Nov. 18, 1926 in Spokane, Wash., the fifth of six children. His mother, Vesta Alexander, was the descendant of Spokane homesteaders. His father,
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsCity Of SeaTac, Frank Hansen, Seattle Times, SR509, Third Runway

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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