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  • Letter To PPP Members (July 2019)

    An update on what we’ve been doing.First off, yes, I am running for City Council in Des Moines.  And yes I did tell y’all that was not going to happen. Which already establishes my qualifications for a career in politics, right? 😀 But the reasons are pretty basic. First off,, win or lose, the act

  • Long Island: FAA postpones change intended to provide aircraft noise relief

    Updated: Jun 20, 2019 3:21 PM PDT ALBERTSON – The Federal Aviation Administration has postponed a change that was intended to alleviate aircraft noise. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced a deal Monday with the FAA that would require planes to stay at higher altitudes over Long Island. But just a few days later, the agency

  • Grand Opening for new Highline Heritage Museum is June 14

    SAVE THE DATE: The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony/party for the new Highline Heritage Museum will be from 4 – 6 p.m.  on Friday, June 14! But this won’t be your usual ribbon cutting ceremony – ALL are invited to “come cut the ribbon with us! Literally, please bring scissors and let’s do it

  • Flying taxis will bring traffic jams to the sky

    When Rick Deckard, the hero of the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, gazes down at a futuristic Los Angeles from a flying police car, a Pan Am sign shines on one of the towers. It is a nod to the helicopter service from the old Pan Am airline building in Manhattan to John F

  • Gary Idleburg

    Mr Idleburg is with the Washington Department Of Commerce and is directing the Stakeholders- The Washington state Department of Commerce is hiring a consultant to study the ongoing noise and public health impacts of fast-growing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The department has issued a request for proposals giving potential consultant-bidders until March 15 to make pitches

  • Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART)

    “StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Sea-Tac Airport” The Sea-Tac Airport Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) is a new way for the communities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac and Tukwila to engage with Port of Seattle staff and aviation industry representatives. StART provides a

  • A Letter To Sheila Brush re. Stakeholder Committee Interviews

    Sheila Brush is the founder of Quiet Skies Puget Sound (QSPS), a member of the Des Moines Aviation Committee as well as a City Of Des Moines representative on the StART Committee. Thank you for your kind phone message re. the Sea-Tac Baseline Study: Stakeholder Interviews.I’ve received a number of suggestions to join in, so

  • The Real Cost of Your Cheap Flights to Berlin

    Campaign groups reckon that if plane fuel was taxed properly, it could help to reverse the cuts to legal aid, disability benefits, employ 5,000 more nurses and build ten new hospitals every year. Photo: Jamie Clifton In the middle of the Polish plains, about 200km southwest of Warsaw, sits the sprawling hulk of the Belchatow

  • Port Of Seattle Regular Meeting

    Commission Chambers at Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle
  • 2019-06-09

    Des Moines, other cities, hire consultant to seek ways to control airport noise

    By Jack Mayne At Thursday night’s (June 5) Des Moines City Council study session, lawmakers heard from aviation consultants the city has hired to help steer the city through increases in aviation traffic noise and pollution affecting Des Moines and the other Sea-Tac Airport concerned participants, Burien, SeaTac and Normandy Park. The consultants’ major point
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