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A letter from Virginia Dana representing Zone 3 citizen group to FAA Director Charles Foster expressing support for FAA density guidelines for North Sea-Tac Park recreational planning while raising concerns about safety and population density in airport clear zones. The letter discusses land acquisition boundaries, compares residential buyout numbers to proposed recreational capacity, and emphasizes

Letter from Sea-Tac Airport Manager Oris W. Dunham Jr. to William C. Holstine addressing community concerns about airport operations, including land acquisition programs, noise mitigation, flight operations, and the North Sea-Tac Park development. The letter responds to a November 14 meeting and community questionnaire about Port of Seattle relationships with surrounding neighborhoods.

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.

“Nobody WANTS an airport in his backyard,” said Mayor Lorraine Hine of Des Moines. “But in South King Couniy we’ve always lived in the shadow of airports and planes and there seem to be more planes all the time.” Mayor Hine said the smaller general-aviation planes are be-coming a real hazard competing for air space

Letter from Jongejean,Gerrard’s Janis Snoey to FAA’s George Sato regarding five preschematic site plans for the North SeaTac site, showing anticipated people numbers under various development regimes. Includes carrying capacity analysis based on natural processes and social factors studies including soils, hydrology, vegetation, and noise analysis.