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Des Moines City Council Meeting
Regular Meeting. Agenda TBD -
UW DEOHS State Of Washington Environmental Impact Mapping Tool
The University Of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS)has developed an interactive mapping tool which displays a variety of environmental health risks by area in our state. The tool was developed by PhD student Alice Min and DEOHS associate professor Edmund Seto. You can read more about how it works and a -
Port Of Seattle Regular Meeting
2019 Local Maritime and Aviation Legislative Agenda presentation by Dave Kaplan. Pier 69. Free parking at the Bell Street Parking Structure on Elliot. -
A Letter To Mayor Jimmy Matta
Dear Mayor, I listened with dismay to council member Krakowiak’s objections to each of your Airport Committee’s resolutions. Her objection to the first resolution was that the BAC should be reduced to a Citizens Advisory Committee. The fact that it has had the participation of your council is exactly what has given it its unique -
Burien City Council Meeting
Several important resolutions by the Burien Airport Committee. Please read the Agenda under Item 13. 7:00pm City Hall, 400 SW 152nd St., Council Chambers -
Letter To Michael Matthias
Dear Michael, I am sure your Aviation Committee will apprise you of the Burien resolution, but just in case here ya go (Item 13): https://burienwa.civicweb.net/document/20823?fbclid=IwAR1UI5WEN8X88xy9w7B2eF6vEz2w7RLtLOY7ZvGUHzT8Qj_K1qx-Hz6Bo9w I think of the airport as a factory. And I think of our houses as being like homes with those small oil wells on the back lot which are so -
Make A Difference In 2019
People who read our posts tend to be more wonky than most. But this is the first in a series of posts for the silent majority; which is to say the overwhelming number of people who are ostensibly following one of the Quiet Skies groups but are thoroughly confused as to what they can do -
Washington Post: Airplane Noise? Push button to complain
Button offers instant gratification for those plagued by airplane noise -
A Trump-Loving Mayor Is Running SeaTac, a Majority-Minority Town Full of Immigrants
A Trump-Loving Mayor Is Running SeaTac, a Majority-Minority Town Full of Immigrants by Rich Smith • Dec 28, 2018 at 3:09 pm Erin Sitterley, the new-ish Mayor of SeaTac. COURTESY THE CITY OF SEATAC The majority-minority airport town of SeaTac boasts a robust and growing immigrant population. But it’s currently being governed by a Trump-loving