In a January 29, 1982 letter to the Port of Seattle's Director of Planning and Research, Riverton Heights community representative William C. Holstine outlined several concerns about Sea-Tac Airport noise management, including calls for annual calibration of noise-measuring equipment, independent auditing of the Perry Company's noise study, and additional community-level noise measurements beyond the existing fixed monitoring stations. Holstine argued that existing remedies such as property acquisition and purchase guarantees should not be delayed while new solutions were being studied, and stressed that a five-to-ten-year timeline for resolving aircraft noise impacts—after already waiting ten years—was unacceptable to his community. He urged the Port to expedite and expand its noise remedy programs, drawing a comparison to the Port's willingness to fund other major projects like the Shilshole Marina expansion and the West Seattle Bridge.Open full document
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Letter dated January 29, 1982 from William C. Holstine of 14820 24th Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98168 to Cliff Muller, Director of Planning and Research, Port Of Seattle, regarding Sea-Tac Airport noise issues impacting the Riverton Heights community. Holstine recommends annual calibration of noise measuring equipment to national standards, independent audit of the Perry Company noise study update, additional portable or fixed noise monitoring measurements along 24th Avenue South between South 154th and South 146th, and urges that existing acquisition and purchase remedies not be postponed during the 18-month study period. References the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP) noise study update and compares Port spending on Shilshole Marina, West Seattle Bridge, and earth berms at north end of Sea-Tac Airport runways. Copied to Oris Dunham, Director of Aviation, and Richard Ford, Executive Director.