Letter from King County Councilman Bob Grieve on Boeing HQ Relocation and Sea-Tac Airport Development

King County Councilman Bob Greive wrote to constituents explaining his opposition to Boeing's headquarters relocation into an area designated as an open space buffer under the 1977 Highline Community Plan, which was meant to protect neighborhoods surrounding Sea-Tac Airport from noise and development impacts. Despite protests from nearby residents and three dissenting council votes, the majority approved an ordinance amending the comprehensive plan to allow rezoning from single-family residential to light manufacturing. Greive solicited public opinion on proposals to hold the Port Commission, federal government, and King County accountable for promises made regarding Sea-Tac's impact on surrounding communities.

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King County Council District 8 Councilman Bob Grieve constituent mailer protesting the relocation of Boeing headquarters into the open space buffer zone designated by the Highline Community Plan (adopted December 1977), bounded by Sea-Tac Airport to the east, 12th Avenue South to the west, South 154th Street to the north, and South 176th Street to the south. King County Council voted 6-3 to amend the comprehensive plan to allow re-zone from single family residential to light manufacturing. Grieve opposed the amendment alongside two other council members; adjacent residents opposed the Boeing relocation as precedent-setting. Includes a return opinion card on airport development freeze proposals and noise pollution compensation for Class 1, 2, and 3 areas. Respondent identified as Mrs. Virginia E. Dana, 2648 So. 42 Seattle 98168. Also includes a handwritten annotated Master Plan map of North Sea-Tac Park referencing Bill Holstrie, Betty Pinake, Miller Creek, and motorcycle/bicycle path concerns.

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