September 19, 2002August 2, 2026

EXH AR000336: Port Of Seattle Notice of Appearance — ACC and CASE v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, Case No. 02-2-01549-0

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Port Of Seattle Notice of Appearance filed September 19, 2002 in Thurston County Superior Court, Case No. 02-2-01549-0, entering appearance through General Counsel Linda J. Strout (WSBA #9422) and Senior Port Counsel Traci M. Goodwin (WSBA #14974). Petitioners are Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE); respondents include the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Port Of Seattle, State of Washington, and Department of Ecology. Accompanied by Certificate of Service under RCW 9A.72.085, served by U.S. Mail on September 19, 2002 to PCHB, Jean M. Wilkinson (Assistant Attorney General, Licensing & Administrative Law Division), Peter J. Eglick/Kevin L. Stock/Michael P. Witck (Helsell Fetterman LLP), Rachael Paschal Osborn, Richard A. Poulin (Smith & Lowney PLLC), Roger A. Pearce/Patrick J. Mullaney (Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC), Jay J. Manning/Gillis E. Reavis (Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC). AR 000336–000338.

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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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