A December 29, 1981 letter from Port of Seattle Chairman Oris W. Dunham, Jr. notifies Policy Advisory Committee members that their upcoming meeting has been rescheduled from January 13 to January 14, 1982 at 2:00 p.m. in Sea-Tac's auditorium due to a scheduling conflict. The primary focus of the meeting remains the Noise Exposure Update, with additional agenda items also planned for discussion. Members were advised that the final agenda would be mailed during the first week of 1982.

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A letter from Port Of Seattle Chairman Oris W. Dunham Jr. notifying Policy Advisory Committee Members that the scheduled January 13, 1982 meeting has been moved to January 14, 1982 at 2:00 p.m. in Sea-Tac’s auditorium. The primary purpose of the meeting remains the Noise Exposure Update, with additional agenda items to be finalized and mailed in the first week of 1982.

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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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