The StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting held on February 26, 2025, focused on two main topics: a presentation and Q&A on the assessment of the Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program, and a recap of StART's Olympia Day on the Hill advocacy event from February 12. Additional updates were provided on Aviation Noise Working Group activities and the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, with time allotted for public comment. The meeting was conducted via Zoom, with the next session tentatively scheduled for April 23, 2025.

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Agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) meeting held on February 26, 2025, via Zoom. The meeting covers a report on the Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program assessment and a recap of StART’s February 12 Olympia Day on the Hill. Additional agenda items include updates on Aviation Noise Working Group activities, the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, and public comment.

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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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