This Title of State law describes election procedures. For our purposes, we’re largely concerned with a path towards altering the structure and size of the Port Of Seattle’ Commission. Specifically, we’d like to see a nine-member Commission with District-based elections.
A Letter To Amanda Wyma-Bradley re. HR 6168
Ms. Wyma-Bradley is a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Adam Smith (D) 9th District, WA. Thank you for your work on this issue.I worry that my comments at the meeting may have veered discussion away from your intended text. But I think I do understand the local situation and my concern in HR 6168 was that
A Letter To Adam Smith Re. HR 6168
Dear Congressman, As I wrote you on 24 March re. ANCA, I want to thank you for all your help for airport communities. I now have the following comments ahead of your August 27 Meeting with our communities. Representation I am very concerned about the definition and structure of ‘community’ and who will be designated
A Letter To Tina Orwall re. Stakeholder Meeting
Tina Orwall is a State Representative For the 33rd District. This letter is in regard to a Stakeholders Meeting she convened at Kent City Hall on August 15, 2019. Dear Tina, I wanted to share my thoughts on your Stakeholders Meeting last week. The Politics My objection to your support of my opponent is exactly
Show Me The Money!
The problem with all airport community issues come down to M-O-N-E-Y. There are currently some programs that try to account for noise. There are almost no programs that account for pollution; or lower property values; or an array of socio-economic harms. If you look at the galaxy of Federal Regs that have sprouted from ANCA,
H.R. 3001: To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency
H.R. 3001: To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Sponsor and status Introduced: May 23, 2019 Status: Introduced on May 23, 2019 This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 23, 2019. It will
H.R. 2351: Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other purposes. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor. Sponsor and status Adam Smith Sponsor. Representative for Washington’s 9th congressional district. Democrat. Read Text » Last Updated: Apr 22, 2019 Length: 4 pages Introduced: Apr
A Letter To Adam Smith Re. ANCA
Dear Congressman, Per my public comment today. I would like you to consider creating legislation to provide some very minor changes to the 1990 ANCA law. I’ve included the specifics in the attachment. As you will see, the changes I would like to see represent a total of merely eleven (11) lines of text. In
A Letter To Tina Orwall re. Port Package Problems
Tina Orwall is a State Representative For the 33rd District. This letter is in regard to a conversation I had with her after the 33rd District Democrats Town Hall on March 23, 2019 and the LiUNA Hall in Des Moines. Dear Tina, Just following up on our conversation today re. the Port Packages. To summarise,
Washington lawmakers wrestle with how to purge greenhouse gases from state power supply
The coal plant in Colstrip, Montana, is partly owned by Puget Sound Energy. The plant sends power to Washington, but under bills pending in the state Environmentalists are pushing for 100 percent clean power by 2045, while utilities are wary of the costs and risks of leaving behind all fossil fuel-generated electricity. By Hal Bernton