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StART agenda, June 23, 2021

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The StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting held on June 23, 2021 via Zoom covered several key topics related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's community impact, including a presentation by Seattle-King County Public Health on the health effects of aviation and an update on the SAMP public process. The agenda also featured updates from the Federal Policy Working Group and the Aviation Noise Working Group, along with a public comment period. StART serves as a forum for fostering cooperation between the Port of Seattle and neighboring communities affected by Sea-Tac Airport operations.

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Agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) meeting held via Zoom on June 23, 2021. The meeting covers a Seattle/King County Public Health study on health impacts of aviation, the SAMP public process, and updates from the Federal Policy Working Group and Aviation Noise Working Group. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 25, 2021.

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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