Federal Way Mayor and City Council Letter Requesting 60-Day Extension of SAMP Scoping Public Comment Period

In August 2018, the Mayor and City Council of Federal Way, Washington, wrote to Port of Seattle commissioners requesting a 60-day extension—to November 27, 2018—of the public comment period for Sea-Tac Airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). The letter cited the complexity of nearly 1,500 pages of technical documents and growing constituent concerns about aircraft noise and airport expansion. The council argued that the original four-month review window was insufficient for a project of this scale, which includes a new 19-gate terminal, taxiway extensions, and dozens of other infrastructure projects aimed at increasing passenger capacity from 46.9 million to 66 million by 2034.

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Letter dated August 22, 2018 from Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell and City Council members (Susan Honda, Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Jesse Johnson, Hoang Tran, Mark Koppang, Martin Moore, Dini Duclos) to Port of Seattle Commissioners Bowman, Calkins, Felleman, Gregoire, and Steinbrueck; Executive Director Metruck; Aviation Division Managing Director Lyttle; and Commission staff, requesting a 60-day extension of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) scoping public comment period from September 28, 2018 to November 27, 2018. The letter cites the complexity and volume of SAMP documents (approximately 1500 pages released end of May 2018), Sea-Tac Airport expansion concerns including a projected passenger increase from 46.9 million to 56 million by 2027 and 66 million by 2034, a proposed 19-gate new passenger terminal, new taxiway extensions, additional air cargo facilities, and approximately thirty other infrastructure projects.

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