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  • A Letter To The Port Of Seattle Commissioners

    At today’s general meeting you got not one, but two doses of my fantastic eloquence. Lucky you. There were two points I wanted to make to flesh out what I said. It’s always hard (at least for me) to be that brief and actually make sense on such complex issues. Hopefully I’ll better make the
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  • 2018-12-06

    You Can’t Build Your Way Out Of This (A Letter To Mayor Matt Pina Of Des Moines)

    Written after the City Council’s Study Session which covered the 2019 Legislative Agenda with a lot of emphasis on siting a second airport. Your Honour, Still awaiting a reply on my last letter. 😀 But I digress. There was much discussion tonight on the siting of a second airport. Although I certainly hope for another
    CategoriesCorrespondence TagsDes Moines, Matt Pina
  • A Letter To Mayor Matt Pina Of Des Moines

    I wrote this letter to our mayor on November 2nd. On 8 November I received notice from the City Clerk that I would receive an official reply from the City. I have not heard back. I mention this only vb this to distinguish this letter from the dozens I have received no reply to where
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  • 2018-11-13

    Slide 29

    Dear Commissioner, Regarding Slide 29 of today’s Tax Levy Presentation. (Where Commissioner Bowman opined that she wished the Port would do a better job explaining the benefits of the Tax Levy to the community.) Forgive me for saying so but you can’t really blame the public for having a tough time appreciating the benefits of
    CategoriesCorrespondence TagsPort Of Seattle Commission, Property Tax Levy
  • Letter To Dominic Gates

    Dominic Gates is the Aviation Reporter for the Seattle Times. Hi again, We read with interest your articles this past weekend. Great work. I wanted to pass along one minor criticism. You quote Lance Lyttle as saying that he is severely limited by the FAA from helping residents in controlling noise and pollution in the
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  • Letter To The Port Commission: A Two Point Plan

    Dear Commissioner, Following up on my public comment yesterday, I want to offer a simple, two-point plan which provides a relatively painless way for our communities to work together with the Port Of Seattle to deal with the problems we all recognize are making life so difficult for residents. The Airport Discount When I first
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  • SAMP Joint Comment Letter

    Official comments from the cities of Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac and Normandy Park
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  • Doing More Than the MDR: A Letter To The Port Commission

    Dear Commissioner, Regarding my comments at the Regular Commission Meeting today. Several of you have expressed a sincere desire to do more for the airport communities. To which I have two coments: 1. Who’s stopping you? There are numerous changes that you can make without fear of opposition by the FAA or any other agency.
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  • A reply from Fred Felleman re. the Budget Proviso (2)

    A letter I received this morning from Port Commissioner Fred Felleman in reply to my letter to the Port Commissioners yesterday. >JC — if the legislators want independence from the Port, they don’t have to take its recommendations. I’ll look into the history of the issue, but like I said, I’m committed to having the
    CategoriesCorrespondence TagsBudget Proviso, Environmental Impact Study, Port Of Seattle, Port Of Seattle Commission
  • 2018-09-14

    A reply from Fred Felleman re. the Budget Proviso

    A letter I received today from Port Commissioner Fred Felleman in reply to my letter to the Port Commissioners yesterday. And my reply (cc’ed to the Commissioner) follows. On 9/13/2018 2:24 PM, Felleman, Fred wrote: > > JC I have only heard of claims of port “interference” with the bill’s development from members of the
    CategoriesCorrespondence TagsBudget Proviso, Environmental Impact Study, Port Of Seattle Commission

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    Purpose and Recommendation To provide the Council with an update on the status of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Background Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approval On September 26, 2025, the FAA completed their National Environmental Policy Act review and approved a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision

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    The Port of Seattle is sponsoring four open houses to answer your questions about the SAMP/SEPA Draft EIS. There will be a reporter to take your comments in-person. Monday, June 22: 6–8pm Glacier Middle School Entrance lobby/commons 2450 S 142nd St SeaTac, WA 98168

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    The Port of Seattle is sponsoring four open houses to answer your questions about the SAMP/SEPA Draft EIS. There will be a reporter to take your comments in-person. Tuesday, June 23: 6–8pm Mount Rainier High School Cafeteria space 22450 19th Ave S Des Moines, WA 98198

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