• Letter To Michael Matthias

    Dear Michael, I am sure your Aviation Committee will apprise you of the Burien resolution, but just in case here ya go (Item 13): https://burienwa.civicweb.net/document/20823?fbclid=IwAR1UI5WEN8X88xy9w7B2eF6vEz2w7RLtLOY7ZvGUHzT8Qj_K1qx-Hz6Bo9w I think of the airport as a factory. And I think of our houses as being like homes with those small oil wells on the back lot which are so
  • A Letter To Nancy Tosta

    Ms. Tosta is a Council Member for the City Of Burien and chairs their Aviation Committee. This letter was hastily started after their meeting tonight. I asked her to consider placing the following item on the agenda for the Committee’s next meeting: “How do we turn our resolutions into legislation?” Council Member, I wanted to
  • A Letter To The Port Of Seattle Commissioners (Part II)

    As I wrote in the first part of this letter, you got two doses of my fantastic eloquence at the last general meeting. I said there were two points I wanted to make to flesh out what I said and this is the second. My first point concerned a less expensive and more efficient way
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2018-09-28

    Sustainable Airport Master Plan near term projects NEPA EA and SEPA EIS scoping comments

    In September 2018, the cities of SeaTac, Burien, Normandy Park, and Des Moines submitted joint scoping comments urging the Port of Seattle to broaden its environmental review of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) beyond just near-term construction projects. The cities argued that cumulative impacts — including a projected 60% increase in aircraft operations and 75% rise in passengers by 2034 — require a full analysis of noise, air quality, and traffic effects on nearby communities. They also called for a baseline period starting in 2012, rather than 2018, to capture the significant growth and airspace changes that have already occurred without adequate environmental review.