RP10012942

1. I am over eighteen years of age, have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration and would be competent to testify in this matter. 2. Since 1980, I have been employed as the Director of Airports for the Port ofPasco. I am also actively involved in a number of professional societies. I am the past President of the Washington Airport Manager Association and the past President of the Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives CAAAE"), the Second Vice Chairperson of the National AAAE and the Chairperson of the Small Airports Committee for the Airports Council International. 3. The Port of Pasco Commissioners have issued an on-the-record endorsement supporting the new all-weather runway at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ("Sea-Tae"). DECLARATIONOFJAMESL. MORASCH- 1 FOSTERPEPPER_ SHEFELMAN PLLC 1111 TmR. AVENUE, SurrE 3400 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101-3299 206-447-4400 ORIGINAL 4. Sea-Tac is the number one destination for passengers from the Tri-Cities Airport, which is operated by the Port of Pasco. Travel to and from Sea-Tat accounts for 47% of the annual passenger traffic at the Tri-Cities Airport. In 1996, over 172,494 passengers travelled between the Tri-Cities and Sea-Tat. In 2000, 196,86 passengers travelled between Sea-Tac International and the Tri-Cities Airport. 5. Any capital improvement program that increases the capacity of Sea-Tat is extremely important to the Port of Pasco. Because of the Tri-Cities' location relative to Sea-Tat, the Tri-Cities Airport becomes one of the first airports to encounter delays when Sea-Tat experiences bad weather. Aircraft that are in…

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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 [...]