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Pat: Hello. Welcome to my home. My name is Pat Ashcroft and I live in Zone 3. This is the area designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as the high impact noise· area around the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. They are not wrong . ... It is very noisy here. We not only have the aircraft noise, we have vehicular noise from Highway 99 on the west, and I-5 on the east. Added together, this noise makes it almost impossible for us to enjoy our home as others instali!I in quieter areas do. We cannot use our sun deck. We cannot entertain in the evening; have backyard barbecues. The noise interrupts our T.V. watching, our telephone calls, and our sleep. It is extremely noisy here. Noise is a problem in other areas, too. One reason is· the increase in population. More people, more cars (they have doubled in the last twenty years), more air- planes (they have risen three to four percent) . Also, our standard of living has raised. This means more appliances in the home, more motor boats, motor bikes. People are just now beginning to realize that noise is a problem. In fact, the En- vironmental Protection Agency recently stated, "Whereas noise levels sufficient to induce some hearing loss were once confined to factories and occupational situations, noise level approaching such intensity and duration are today being recorded on city streets and, in some cases, in and around the home." Various organizations are working to alleviate the noise…

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