Part 6 Plans, Policies And Programs

Sea-Tac International Airport is a regional asset and makes a sub- stantial contribution to the economy of the Pacific Northwest. More than 15,200 jobs accounting for a gross annual payroll of over $16,000,000 and $390,000,000 in yearly business activity in King County are related to the commercial traffic of Sea-Tac Airport, A forecasted rise in air traffic levels points toward even more economic benefits associated with the Airport. Population and employment forecasts also suggest increases to the Airport's economic impact (for the overall Sea- Tac study area, 1978-1993 growth in population, 23%; growth in employment, 48%). However, the local benefits of the Airport's presence in the community have, for the most part, been eclipsed by an unsatisfactory physical and en- vironmental relationship between the Airport and the surrounding areas. Communities surrounding Sea-Tac possess characteristics, problems , and potentials that are unique to their particular relationship with what has emerged as an international airport. Yet, there is a com- monality amongst communities, neighborhoods, families, and individuals whose lives or lifestyles have been affected by the presence of the Airport. In a broad sense, they are all seeking a kind of compatibility; a reduction in aircraft noise and the annoyance it brings; the knowledge of what the ultimate growth and expansion of the Airport is to be; the ability to market a house in the normal way, when the need or the desire may arise; neighbor- hoods that are safe from encroachment by businesses and apartments; .1.0 1 (Revised 4/22/75) pleasing visual…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]