2020-08-26
Hi there, It’s been too long since our first update. Sorry about that. Part of the delay is that literally the week we decided to create this list, the true magnitude of the COVID-19 emergency became apparent and the Governor declared a State Of Emergency. COVID-19 Challenges The first speed bump is that we were
The undersigned tender our resignations from the Des Moines Ad Hoc Aviation Advisory Committee (the “DMAAC”), effective immediately. We have greatly appreciated the opportunity afforded to us, through this Committee, to work on behalf of the citizens of Des Moines in relation to the significant environmental and public health challenges presented by Sea-Tac Airport operations.
A quick note on last week’s Port Of Seattle General Meeting (agenda) video. The Port approved the first batch of money of the new Port Package Update program. This contract includes sixty (60) homes and the Villa Enzi condominiums on 216th in Des Moines–which have been waiting for years and years. Unrelated, but it also
*Port Package Problems So… HB2315, the ‘Port Package Update’ bill, just passed in Olympia. Yay. 😀 You won’t see any of us at the signing ceremony because… THERE ARE NO SIGNING CEREMONIES! Damn that COVID-19! Which means the selfies with our Governor will have to wait for another year. 😀 Now there’s this bit in
Mr. Wachtel is a member of the SeaTac City Council and chairs their Aviation Advisory Committee. The following letter was e-mailed to key Councilmembers in Des Moines, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Tukwila and Federal Way. Hi Joel, As I mentioned at yesterday’s Highline Forum, HB2315 is moving ahead very fast. There have been two hearings so
Ms. Brush is the founder of Quiet Skies Puget Sound and a member of the Des Moines Aviation Committee. Dear Sheila, Thank you for your time yesterday. Nice soup. We talked about many things. But the one thing you did not ask me is this: what can you do to help me? I’m wounded. 😀
A letter from SeaTac Mayor Erin Sitterley expressing concern over the quality and delays in the Commerce Sea-Tac Airport Study which is now delayed from December 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020.
Per my public comment of 12 November. When it comes to the Port’s relationship with the airport communities, the elephant in the room has always been EXTERNALITIES–the very real impacts on our people and property that go unacknowledged on your financial reports. So long as an Externality exists, there is no accurate accounting and there
2020-03-19