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  • 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.
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  • Port of Seattle Approves Lease for 87-Acre Des Moines Creek Business Park Projecting over 1,600 New Jobs

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  • 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
  • Port has big Sea-Tac Airport plans for next 25 years

    Two ironworkers shake hands after putting the final beam in place for Sea-Tac Airport’s consolidated rental car facility. The facility will open to the public on May 17. Port of Seattle photo SeaTac City Council members heard a presentation recently by Port commissioner John Creighton on the Port of Seattle’s Century Agenda. The agenda is
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsCentury Agenda, SAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan, Westside Seattle
  • Back from the Depths: The story of Mic Dinsmore’s lost years

    Enlarge Once-garrulous Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore went into what he calls “hibernation” and was hospitalized for depression while under investigation by prosecutors. Though no charges were ever brought, Dinsmore says he has emerged a more humble man. By Steve Wilhelm  –  Jun 20, 2010 Updated Jun 17, 2010, 1:34pm PDT Mic Dinsmore used to strut
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History, People TagsMic Dinsmore, Port Of Seattle, Seattle Times
  • Highline Times Airport Noise Study Workshop 2010

    CategoriesHistory TagsDes Moines, Highline Times, Part 150
  • Sea-Tac International Airport: Third Runway Project

    By Walt Crowley (with research by Daryl McClary and Paula Becker) Posted 6/21/2003 HistoryLink.org Essay 4211 The development of a third “dependent” runway at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport, the state’s largest airport, was one of the largest and most sensitive public works projects in regional history. The need for an additional runway for bad-weather operations
    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsHistoryLink
  • Sea-Tac neighbors feel duped over 3rd-runway noise

    CategoriesFrom The Web, History TagsSeattle Times

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Issues

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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