The Port of Seattle's Homeowner Handbook is a guide for residents participating in the Sea-Tac Airport Noise Remedy Program, which provides sound insulation improvements to affected homes. It walks homeowners through a 14-step process covering everything from attending an initial briefing and scheduling an inventory audit, to overseeing contractor bidding, managing construction, and signing off on completed work. The handbook was prepared by the Port of Seattle Noise Remedy Staff and last revised in June 1997.

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A homeowner handbook prepared by the Port of Seattle Noise Remedy Staff to guide homeowners through the sound insulation program process. The document covers background information on sound insulation, procedures from scheduling briefings through construction completion, and includes a checklist and flowchart. It was revised on June 2, 1997.

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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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