The Port of Seattle Commission held a regular meeting on October 10, 2023, during which commissioners considered authorizing up to $3.5 million for a Sound Insulation on Places of Worship Program, part of a larger $25.87 million effort to reduce aircraft noise impacts on nearby religious facilities. The meeting also included approval of routine financial obligations and updates on other capital projects. Minutes from the previous September 26, 2023 meeting were submitted for consent approval.

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Agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on October 10, 2023, conducted both virtually via MS Teams and in person at Pier 69. The agenda includes consent items, new business authorizations for sound insulation and T91 Uplands Development Project funding, and presentations on the South King County Community Impact Fund and 2024 Maritime and EDD budgets. Also included are approved minutes from the September 26, 2023 regular meeting.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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