Respondent/cross-petitioner Airport Communities Coalition’s emergency motion for injunctive relief pursuant to RAP 8.3

The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed an emergency motion asking the Washington Supreme Court to temporarily halt construction of a proposed third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. ACC sought to prevent the Port of Seattle from filling wetlands and the Department of Ecology from approving embankment construction while the court's decision on related appeals remained pending. The motion was prompted by reports that the Port planned to begin depositing fill material in April, before the court had issued its ruling.

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The Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) filed an emergency motion for injunctive relief with the Washington Supreme Court, seeking to enjoin the Department of Ecology from approving embankment construction and fill placement, and to enjoin the Port of Seattle from taking any action at the Third Runway Project site pending resolution of consolidated appeals. ACC sought the relief because public records indicated the Port planned to begin depositing fill and construction ‘in April,’ before the Court had issued its decision on the pending appeals argued November 18, 2003.

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