A April 6, 1979 memorandum from George Sutter, Airport Acquisition Manager at the Port of Seattle, notifies the Citizens Advisory Committee for Hardship of a meeting scheduled for April 10, 1979 at 2:00 PM at the Relocation Office. The meeting concerns a hardship application filed by Tom Fest and his family regarding Parcel Z-685. Supporting documentation from Mr. Fest and the Board's recommendation for Parcel Z-296 from the March 20th meeting are included as enclosures.

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A Port Of Seattle memorandum from Airport Acquisition Manager George Sutter to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Hardship, notifying them of a meeting on April 10, 1979 regarding a hardship application from Tom Fest for Parcel Z-685. The memo notes that documentation supporting Mr. Fest’s case and the Board’s recommendation for Z-296 from the March 20th meeting are enclosed.

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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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