Category : Correspondence(182)

This document covers Washington State noise regulation exemptions under WAC 173-60-050, listing activities exempt from standard noise limits—such as construction, aircraft flight operations, emergency equipment, hunting, and railroad traffic—along with time-based conditions (e.g., 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) that apply to some exemptions. It also includes a Growth Management Act county map showing which Washington counties are mandated to plan, opting to plan, or planning only for critical areas and resource lands. Together, these materials provide regulatory context for noise policy and land-use planning relevant to airport-adjacent communities like those near Sea-Tac.

This document presents a point-by-point rebuttal to an FAA 'Limited Update' regarding a new flight departure procedure at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, arguing that the FAA has failed to conduct required safety risk analyses, properly assess cumulative noise and air quality impacts on environmental justice communities, and comply with court-ordered environmental review under NEPA. The authors contend that the FAA is understating the scope and timeline of the Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan (SAMP) expansion while dismissing significant health, noise, and emissions impacts on nearby residents. The critique calls out procedural shortcuts, incomplete public comment responses, and what it characterizes as predetermined conclusions designed to avoid full environmental scrutiny.

The Burien City Council wrote to Sea-Tac Airport CEO Lance Lyttle raising concerns about the operations of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), a cooperative forum between the airport and neighboring cities. The letter identifies four key issues: limited community input into meeting agendas, inaccurate or incomplete meeting minutes, a lack of formal consensus process when StART's name was used to promote a voluntary nighttime noise reduction program, and insufficient time given to the Council to review StART decisions before they are finalized. The Council requests clearer timelines, audio recordings of meetings, and greater opportunity for elected representatives to provide feedback before public commitments are made on behalf of the City of Burien.

The Port of Seattle and six neighboring cities (SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Federal Way) submitted comments to the FAA in September 2023, urging updates to federal aviation noise policy in response to growing community concerns around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The letter highlights collaborative efforts already underway, including a Fly Quiet Program and Late-Night Noise Limitation Program, which have significantly reduced overnight flight activity on the runway closest to residential areas. The signatories call on the FAA to modernize its noise metrics, lower noise thresholds, and take a broader approach to reducing aircraft noise and emissions rather than simply measuring and disclosing them.

This handwritten notebook page (Book #2) appears to contain a list of names and notes related to a community or council meeting, including references to individuals such as Frank Colson, Kelly Borrows, and Alan Fuentes, along with notations that may relate to an HP City Council and community concerns. The cursive handwriting is partially upside-down and difficult to fully decipher, but suggests a record of attendees or contacts involved in a local policy or noise-related discussion. No specific Sea-Tac Airport noise policy details are clearly legible in this fragment.

This article examines the growing trade and economic integration along the I-5 corridor connecting Portland, Seattle-Tacoma-Everett, and Vancouver, B.C., highlighting cross-border cooperation, Pacific Rim trade opportunities, and regional population and industrial growth in the late 20th century. It does not contain content related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

This document appears to be an organizational roster for CASE (Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion), listing officer positions and contact information including a Chair (acting), Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and members of Technical and Research Committees focused on noise and environmental health concerns. The document references a goal of addressing airport expansion alternatives and includes phone numbers for key members such as Loretta Bower (Treasurer) and Joan Bell (Secretary). It likely dates from the early period of community organizing around Sea-Tac Airport expansion opposition.

This document is a membership fact sheet for the Regional Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA), listing dozens of member organizations opposed to Sea-Tac Airport noise and expansion, including neighborhood councils, city governments, and advocacy groups such as the Aircraft Noise Coalition (ANC) and Citizens Alternatives to Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE). Member cities include Des Moines, Normandy Park, and Tukwila, alongside institutions like Highline Community Hospital and Highline School District. The sheet highlights the broad coalition of community stakeholders united around aircraft noise abatement and opposition to airport expansion in the Seattle-Tacoma region.