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King County Councilman Bob Greive wrote to constituents explaining his opposition to Boeing's headquarters relocation into an area designated as an open space buffer under the 1977 Highline Community Plan, which was meant to protect neighborhoods surrounding Sea-Tac Airport from noise and development impacts. Despite protests from nearby residents and three dissenting council votes, the majority approved an ordinance amending the comprehensive plan to allow rezoning from single-family residential to light manufacturing. Greive solicited public opinion on proposals to hold the Port Commission, federal government, and King County accountable for promises made regarding Sea-Tac's impact on surrounding communities.

These documents are from the Highline Communities Plan, a King County planning effort covering neighborhoods surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The materials include community boundary maps dividing the Highline area into North, West, East, and South zones with approximate 1980 population figures, and minutes from a Policy Advisory Committee meeting held August 11, 1977. The meeting, attended by representatives from the Port of Seattle, FAA, Boeing, King County, and community groups, addressed Boeing's proposed office facility on the west side of Sea-Tac Airport, including discussions on site design, landscaping, parking, and a public viewpoint park.

The Highline Communities Plan (1976) is a King County planning document that builds on the Sea-Tac Communities Plan to improve neighborhoods surrounding Sea-Tac Airport. It establishes goals, policies, and implementation actions covering drainage, pollution, natural resource protection, and land use to support communities that are to be maintained rather than acquired or redeveloped due to airport noise impacts. The plan outlines specific measures such as sanitary sewering, surface water management, and open space preservation to achieve a quality living environment in the Highline area.

This December 1975 memo from Ed Parks, Technical Coordinator of the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan, announces a Policy Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for December 16, 1975, at the Port of Seattle Sea-Tac Conference Room. The agenda covers review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement and responses to public comments, discussion of adoption and implementation actions to be presented to the Port Commission and County Council, and review of post-plan administration arrangements. The document reflects a joint planning effort between the Port of Seattle and King County to address community impacts related to Sea-Tac Airport.

Campus newspaper from Highline Community College featuring articles about HCC’s exhibit at Southcenter, the Readers Theatre troupe, Phi Theta Kappa’s bicentennial week plans, and a history of the Highline district. Also includes a humorous review of campus dining options and information about the Business Division’s programs.

This document is a contact directory listing phone numbers and addresses for Port of Seattle Commissioners, key port officials, FAA representatives, King County Council members, and county planning departments. It was apparently distributed to community members affected by Sea-Tac Airport operations, providing them with direct contacts for lodging complaints. The sheet closes with a call to action urging recipients to voice their grievances against the Port of Seattle to these officials.

A April 3, 1974 letter from FAA Northwest Region Chief of Airports Planning George L. Buley responds to Seattle resident Mrs. Virginia Dana regarding the possible closure of Sunset Junior High School. The letter acknowledges that the school falls within an area the Port of Seattle proposed to acquire under the FAA's Airport Development Aid Program, and confirms the FAA was actively working with the Port on an environmental impact statement covering the proposed acquisition. Both Sunset Junior High School and Maywood Elementary School were being considered in that environmental review process.

A 1973 Seattle Times article covers a King County Council race between Democratic incumbent King Lysen and Republican challenger Paul Barden, with both candidates divided on county issues including noise concerns near Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Lysen, representing County Council District 7, expressed concern about residents near the airport and the impact of county policies on property values and noise levels in the Puget Sound region. The race was expected to be closely contested, with the outcome likely to influence county policy on development and noise management near Sea-Tac.

This document is an invitation from the Port of Seattle and King County for community members to participate in the Sea-Tac Communities Plan, an 18-month federally funded study initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan aimed to address noise, air, and water quality issues related to Sea-Tac Airport operations, and to develop an airport master plan and land-use zoning plan for surrounding neighborhoods. Initial public meetings were scheduled in March at Highline High School and Thomas Jefferson High School, with a strong emphasis on citizen involvement throughout the planning process.