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Resume of Michael J. Cheyne, located at 1004 East Fourth Avenue, Ellensburg, Washington 98926. Cheyne served as Director of Planning and 3rd Runway Project Manager at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (1989-present), Port Executive Director at Port of Edmonds (1986-1989), Port Executive Director at Port of Friday Harbor (1982-1986), and Manager at Newport Yacht Club in Bellevue (1978-1981). Areas of effectiveness include aviation planning, FAA coordination, airport master plans, environmental impact statements, NPDES permitting, AIP grants, finance and economic development, community relations, and industry involvement with the American Association of Airport Executives and Washington Airport Managers Association. Holds MS in Public Administration and BS in Parks and Recreation from Western Illinois University.

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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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