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Zone 3, a citizen group of residents living adjacent to Sea Tac Airport (within the boundaries defined as f’noise remedy progra'n areas” in the Sea Tac Cornnunities Plantt would :Like you to know that-although we would have preferred to see fewer people 'lunder the flight pathl'- we do support the people per acre density gulde- lines for recreational planning of the North Sea Tac Park as re- commended by the FAA, It is difficult to narrow our concerns and reasonings down for the coapatible use of the lands north of Sea Tac , However, i think it most appropriate to use the enclosed items as most per- tin ent facts + 1, From the :DRAFT-E:iS-Sea Tac ComIn'ani ties :Plan 11)lore land under the flight path dedicated tO airport, Clear zones and OPen space use provides extra nargins of safety event of an aircraft mishap, besides lessening human exposure to noise pIt in tfl e , The crigina} Interim! :[,and Acquisition defined in the Memorandum to the Port of Se,att: e Corn:ni ssiori meeting date<:i 9/ 11/73 called !’ a =ortY,er:y =c quis!-tion from our present northern boundary , 146It}, St , , north to So . 14Ct,h St . and lying between Des Moines Way on the west and 24 th A'- e , So , on the east , Include i in tllib WOU-'Ld be approximately 239 acres , including 151 rosS.denses and t};e S=,131 Set JunIOr HIgh School, it --- tIOn closer study 9 it ap- I>eared that…

Proposal to move Boeing headquarters to west side of airport noise buffer property from Sea-Tac Communities Plan

PO BOX 68727 / SEATrLE. WASHINGTON 98188January 14, 1981 Mr, - William C, Holstine 14820 - 24th Avenue So, Seattle, Washington 98168 Dear Bill: This letter is in response to our meeting of November 14 and the question-' nail:e that you circulated around your comunity soliciting comnents about Port of Seattle community relationships , I hope that some .of these rather abbreviated answers assist you in communicating our concern about the prob- lens raised to your community and that it will help identify ways in which we jointly can address some of these problems, Interim Land Acquisition began in 1975 and was to te a five---year program ending in 1980, Because of the rapid escalating housing prices, and a prQblem getting Federal funding , the acquisition program has taken longer than expected, We expect to have the property acquisition up to South 136th Street completed in 18 months, As you know, property is also being acquired south of the Airport, so you are seeing just half of our total effort near your neighborhood, The purchase guarantee and insulation programs recommended by the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan have been investigated inhouse at the Port of Seattle, We have also conducted an accoustica1 insulation test program on two houses south of the Airport+ However , no monies have been made avail– able for implementation of these programs, We are putting our highest priority on the acquisition of residential property in those areas most impacted by noise, flights at Sea--Tac , also is decreasing they…

Letter from Oris Dunham Jr., Chairman, to PAC members inviting them to a community meeting with Riverton Heights residents to address their grievances related to Sea-Tac International Airport. The meeting was scheduled for November 13, 1980 at Riverton Heights Elementary School.

Vice President: John Enbom, Mayor, Mountlake Terrace Executive Director: Mart Kask This draft report has been prepared for review and policy guidance by: THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Mrs. Jeanette Williams, Chairman Councilman, City of Seattle Ray Aardal, Commissioner Washington State Transportation Commission Bruce Agnew, Councilman Snohomish County Jack Bujacich, Commissioner Pierce County William Bulley, Secretary Washington State Department of Transportation Richard Hays, Acting Director Pierce County PTBA John Horsley, Commissioner Kitsap County Bruce Laing, Councilman King County Robert Neir, Councilman City of Kirkland Dale Pope, Councilman City of Everett Albert Rosellini, Commissioner Washington State Transportation Commission Vic Sood, Director Community Transit Tom Swanson, Commissioner City of Bremerton Mab Tocher, Councilwoman City of Bellevue

Letter from Port of Seattle Policy Advisory Committee Chairman Oris Dunham to Virginia Dana providing status update on the Airport Open Use (AOU) classification in King County Zoning Ordinance. The letter explains the AOU classification’s purpose for economic development near airports and community concerns that led to a recommendation for deletion from the Highline Area

+ G 4 The Seattle Times Wednesday, April 9, 1980 Proposal for airport on Eastside pops up again by Charles Brown Times suburban reporter EAST KING COUNTY - After more than a year o[ dormancy, the specter of a new small-craft airport somewhere on the East- side has surfaced again. Revived by the Federal Avi- ation Administration, the airport proposal is being looked at by the state Department of Transporta- tion's aeronautics division, county planners and Port of Seattle officials. A Washington Airport Systems Plan has determined a need for eight new general-aviation air- ports in the Puget Sound region by the year 2000. And from the state's point of view, one of those airports is need- ed on the Eastside to fill a de- mand for aviation facilities, caused in part by closure of the Bellevue Airfield and encroach· ment on other regional airports. William H. Hamilton, assistant secretary for state aeronautics, emphasized that a new airport on the Eastside is still in the proposal stage. · "Nothing is concrete yet," he said. "We are merely talking in concepts at this point." He also acknowledged that'the airport idea has received an un- friendly reception by some East- side residents, who "do not want to see an airport in their backyards." Hamilton and representatives from the F.A.A., county and Pmt have fonned a task force to deter- mine how the airport could be im· plememed and financed, and where it ultimately shou!d be located. Out of an area which reaches…

Following our disscussion on 25 July 1979, we have prepared five pre- schematic site plans to indicate to you the numbers of people that may be anticipated at the North Seatac site under a variety of development regimes. You are familiar w~h four of the plans, as we presented these to the FAA on 17 July 1979. ~~~ing preliminary recommendations gi¥fn to us at that time, a second 1Modified Passive11 plan was prepareCW You will find all five plans enclosed. The numbers shown on the plan are derived from published information, previous studies, and our own experience. These plans are a very early phase of master planning and are intended only to provoke disscussion. However, they do reflect our natural process- es and social factors studtes to this point. We have analyzed elements such as soils, hydrology, vegetation, and noise, etc. to determine which areas of the North Seatac site could carry varying recreation development intensities. Our studies have been synthesised into the map labeled Carrying Capacity11 which I have included with the pre-schematics. ' If you have any questions regarding the pre-schematics or the process that lead to the Carrying Capacity plan, please feel free to call-I or Dave McNeal will be glad to help you. Sincerely, ~b Janis Sn~ Legend 1!-'Vv~~ [:JJ HI~ -~ate, -~w E:J To rtnl1in it1 riy IJ% Vuy lfi8h : 'lhe area u wiuble far intensivoe activities that IIIII)' attract c:rowds, require DBlipula::i.al of J...ldfarm, aoils, 'W!get.aticn, ar m-e poU!'lti.ally hig:Uy disruptivoe to .-rvirtrment&l…