In March 1979, the Citizens Advisory Committee recommended that the Port pay an additional $3,760 to Marian Berdan (Parcel Z-296) in connection with the acquisition of her property near Sea-Tac Airport. The committee determined that the Port had caused a 20-month delay in settling the sale, and that a fair 1977 value of $39,500, adjusted upward by 25% to account for that delay, yielded a total property value of $51,250 — exceeding the $47,500 already paid. The remaining items in the appellant's proposal were dismissed as relying on extraordinary interpretations of federal, state, and FAA regulations.Open full document
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The Citizens Advisory Committee issued a recommendation regarding Marian Berdan’s appeal concerning the valuation of her property (Parcel Z-296) acquired by the Port of Seattle. The committee determined that a fair 1977 valuation of $39,500 should be time-adjusted by 25% (1% per month for 20 months of Port-caused delay) to $51,250, resulting in an additional $3,750 owed beyond the $47,500 already paid, plus $10 for a Puget Power hook-up, for a total additional payment of $3,760.