Highline Forum Agenda and Draft Meeting Minutes, March 28, 2012 and November 16, 2011

The Highline Forum, a regional body representing cities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, met in November 2011 to discuss aircraft noise concerns, including missed approaches and over-flight patterns affecting communities like Normandy Park and Federal Way. The meeting featured an FAA briefing on the Four Post Plan governing air traffic flow, as well as an update on the Greener Skies Initiative, which aims to use advanced navigation technology to reduce noise and emissions during aircraft approaches. A follow-up meeting was scheduled for March 2012 to continue discussions on refining the Forum's role and addressing ongoing community and port issues.

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Final Highline Forum agenda for March 28, 2012 meeting at SeaTac City Hall Council Chambers, 4800 South 188th Street, SeaTac, covering nomination and election of new community co-chair, Century Agenda conversation with Comm. Creighton and Tarleton, Lora Lake progress report by David South (DOE), and update on community and Port issues. Accompanied by draft Highline Forum meeting minutes from November 16, 2011, held at Tukwila Community Center, with attendees from Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila, and Port of Seattle including John Creighton, Rob Holland, Stan Shepherd. Topics include Four Post Plan refresher by FAA’s Sheryl Ice and Dave Suomi, Greener Skies Initiative/NextGen/RNP/OPD briefing, aircraft noise, missed approaches/go-arounds over Normandy Park, Marine Hills over-flights (Federal Way), Part 150 Study, and thinking beyond Part 150.

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