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Wed, 10/19/2005 Times/News SeaTac lawmakers decided Oct. 11 to replace a controversial 1997 agreement between the city of SeaTac and the Port of Seattle with a new 10-year pact. In the 1997 Interlocal Agreement (ILA), the city agreed not to oppose the Port’s plans to build a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The Port

By JENNIFER LANGSTON AND GORDY HOLT,SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS Oct 11, 2005 King County Executive Ron Sims on Tuesday rejected proposals by Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines to move to Boeing Field, saying the combined service would have required taxpayers to fund expensive roadwork and noise-insulation projects around the airport. Sims said the initial proposal from Southwest

Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion President Brett Fish, left, checks his paperwork as airport Deputy Director Michael Feldman and Regional Commission on Airport Affairs President Larry Corvari sign their copies of the agreement. Wed, 09/14/2005 by BOB DUFFNER Times/News The Port of Seattle recently signed an agreement on an airport environmental permit with two groups that

Against the backdrop of a sharply divided Burien City Council, 34th District Democrats declined on Aug. 10 to endorse either Councilman Stephen Lamphear or his challenger, former Councilwoman Rose Clark. Both candidates appeared to receive the support of a majority of party members who voted; however, a two-thirds majority was required for an endorsement. Lamphear,

By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was a year of fundamental shifts within Boeing. In 2004, the leaden skies above the company’s local operations at last began to brighten. • A spectacular Navy contract worth potentially $40 billion secured the future

DES MOINES — The superintendent of the Highline School District announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of the school year. Joe McGeehan, who will turn 65 in March, took over the Highline schools in 1994. During his tenure, the district won approval in 2002 of a $189.5 million construction bond issue after

By David Wilma Posted 9/16/2004 HistoryLink.org Essay 5733 On August 19, 2004, the Airport Communities Coalition drops its opposition to the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport third runway after spending $15 million over 10 years campaigning and litigating against the project. Construction of the 8,500-foot runway will resume and will be completed in 2008. The runway

CLIENT King County Water & Land Resource Division Location SeaTac, WA The Des Moines Creek Regional Detention/ Retention Facility (RDF) is intended to provide stormwater storage, reduce peak flows and erosion, enhance habitat, and protect the Des Moines Creek Watershed.   During RDF’s initial design, the team identified elevated levels of arsenic in site wetland soils proposed for

1941: The Civil Aeronautics Administration approaches Seattle and Tacoma, offering to level the ground and build an airport runway if a city would offer the land, build a terminal and operate the airport. Neither city agrees. 1942: The Seattle Port Commission votes to assume responsibility for the new airport, coming up with two possible sites: west of

Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. PORT OF SEATTLE, a port district of the State of Washington, Petitioner, v. The POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondent, Airport Communities Coalition;  Citizens Against Seatac Expansion;  and State of Washington, Department of Ecology, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondents/Cross-Petitioners. No. 73419-4. Decided: