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Motion filed by Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) in PCHB No. 01-160 before the Pollution Control Hearings Board, State of Washington, seeking to strike Port Of Seattle’s pre-hearing brief for violating the Pre-Hearing Order’s 30-page limit and formatting rules (12-point font, double spacing, 1-inch margins). ACC argues Port Of Seattle submitted a 37-page brief disguised as 30 pages by using 24-point line spacing (between 1.5 and double), top margins of .8 inch, and left margins of .9 inch. ACC and CASE had trimmed their joint brief from 85 pages to 60 pages to comply. Filed by Helsell Fetterman LLP attorneys Peter J. Eglick (WSBA #8809), Kevin L. Stock (WSBA #14541), and Michael P. Witek (WSBA #26598); AR 002111–002113.

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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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