Category : Correspondence(181)

Letter from homeowners on 26th Ave. South near 200th Street to Port of Seattle Commissioners requesting acquisition of their properties through the Noise Remedy program. The residents cite increasing noise levels, commercial development impacts, traffic hazards, and deferred home maintenance as reasons for supporting acquisition.

Letter from Port of Seattle to United Airlines Vice President Captain M.E. Volz providing Sea-Tac International Airport’s noise abatement procedures for United’s pilot information centralization effort. Includes information on FAA noise abatement procedures, Standard Instrument Departures, Visual Bay Approach, run-up curfews, and noise sensitive areas within the 65 Ldn noise contour.

A letter from United Airlines Captain and Vice President of Flight Safety to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport requesting information about noise procedures and sensitive noise areas. United Airlines was developing a computer program to help pilots access noise abatement procedures at airports they serve.

Letter from FAA Northwest Mountain Region to Port of Seattle reviewing draft recommendations for the Noise Remedy Program criteria and boundaries. The FAA expresses concerns about additional 44 single family residences recommended for acquisition based on ‘buffer’ and ‘neighborhood continuity’ criteria rather than noise criteria, and raises questions about the purchase assurance program for 275

Memorandum from Project Manager Jody Yamanaka to Technical Working Committee regarding completion of Community Attitude Surveys for the Airport Noise Remedy Program. The surveys consisted of three separate studies and results will be used to evaluate noise remedies, improve community involvement, and reflect community attitudes in program development.

Letter from Port of Seattle to open house attendees regarding preliminary boundaries for three proposed noise remedy programs: land acquisition, purchase assurance and sound insulation. Includes working draft materials from Peat Marwick consultants detailing acoustical treatment criteria for existing structures.

Federal Aviation Administration letter to Port of Seattle Director of Planning regarding a requested interim change to density guidelines for the Sunset facility at North Sea-Tac Park, from 60 to 120 people. The FAA does not object to the change but recommends public input and emphasizes compatibility with airport operations.