STCP – Summary Presentation, May 27, 1975

1-Q ~-JIIY WAS TEE SEA~TAC / CO:t:1HUNITIES PLl1.N r::-zGJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY? A- The Project was jointl y authorized by the Port and the County in order to determine how best to acrneve maxi J,JUfll compatibility between Sea-Tac International Airport and the sun:-ounding e nvironment. 2-Q ·JHAT TYPE OF rROBLEl1S TRIGGERED THE NEED FOR THIS STUDY? A- A number of problems' associated vlith the present operation of Sea-Tac Ai rport wer e identif i ed some two years ago in support of the need to develop a joint plan of improvemen<: for the facility and the communities within vhich it is located. These problems, a s pinpointed at that time, were as follows: · (}.vners and occup ants of res:tdential properties near the Airport had become increasingly concerned about their exposure to the periodic annoyance of aircraft noisr>. . Information about the natr;re and extent of sue~ aircraft noise ex~ posurc vas either unavailable or in dispu t e. In addition to fo s tering numerous lawsuits against the Port of Seattle, the aircraft no i se situa : ion had also prompted the Federal Housing Administration (F.tlA) to ~'ithhold mortgage insurance conunitments in ~ertain a reas a ear the Airport. Since the Sea-Tac j_nstallation had continued to grow and expand follmving its desi gnation as a principle air carrier airport for the Seattle area in 1950, n£~arby property owners '"ere apprehensive as to what additional land might be needed in future years. 1he…

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