TagAirport Communities Coalition(272)

Declaration of Gina Marie Lindsey, Director of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) since September 1993, submitted in Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Case No. 01-0133, Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port of Seattle. Lindsey describes STIA deficiencies including airside delays during poor weather, inadequate parking, inadequate road access for south airport traffic, and

Declaration of Joseph Brascher of Aqua Terra Consultants in PCHB case 01-133, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Brascher describes his expertise in surface and groundwater modeling using HSPF, SWMM, MODFLOW, and other hydrologic software packages. Aqua Terra acted as subconsultant to Parametrix, Inc. for the Low Flow Analysis

Notice of Appearance filed by attorney John E. Woodring (WSBA# 6781) on behalf of petitioner Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in Thurston County Superior Court case No. 02-2-01595-3, State of Washington Department of Ecology v. Pollution Control Hearings Board, Airport Communities Coalition, Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE), and Port Of Seattle. Served on multiple parties including

Port Of Seattle Notice of Appearance filed September 19, 2002 in Thurston County Superior Court, Case No. 02-2-01549-0, entering appearance through General Counsel Linda J. Strout (WSBA #9422) and Senior Port Counsel Traci M. Goodwin (WSBA #14974). Petitioners are Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE); respondents include the Pollution Control Hearings

Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) Notice of Appearance filed September 10, 2002 in King County Superior Court, case No. 02-2-25658-9 SEA. ACC, represented by Peter J. Eglick, Kevin L. Stock, and Michael P. Witek of Helsell Fetterman LLP, and Rachael Paschal Osborn (WSBA #21618), enters appearance as Respondent in Port Of Seattle’s appeal of Pollution Control

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) order in PCHB No. 01-160 disposing of Port Of Seattle’s Petition for Reconsideration Regarding Condition 8, filed August 22, 2002. Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) both opposed the petition. Port Of Seattle withdrew the petition on September 3, 2002 prior to a scheduled conference call.

In September 2002, the Port of Seattle filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court challenging eight of sixteen environmental protections imposed on its Third Runway project by the State Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB). The Airport Communities Coalition, which opposed the runway expansion, argued that this legal action proved the Port could not build the Third Runway while complying with environmental and water-quality laws. This appeal marked the third time the Port had used the courts to attempt to weaken environmental safeguards tied to the project.

Proposed order submitted to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) for Washington State in PCHB No. 01-160, disposing of Port Of Seattle’s Petition for Reconsideration Regarding Condition 8 of the Final Order. Filed by Brown Reavis & Manning PLLC on September 5, 2002. Port Of Seattle filed the petition on August 22, 2002; ACC (Airport

In September 2002, the Pollution Control Hearings Board clerk notified all legal parties that Respondents (Washington State Department of Ecology and the Port of Seattle) filed a Petition for Review in King County Superior Court in the case Airport Communities Coalition v. Ecology & Port of Seattle. The clerk also transmitted the entire PCHB case file to the King County Superior Court as part of the transfer of proceedings. This case, bearing PCHB docket number 01-160, relates to environmental and land-use disputes surrounding Sea-Tac Airport expansion.

Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) Order Granting Certificate of Appealability in PCHB 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. State of Washington Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Board members Kaleen Cottingham, Robert V. Jensen, and William H. Lynch granted direct appellate review requests filed by both ACC/CASE (Thurston