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In this January 25, 1979 letter, Washington State Representative John Jovanovich (31st District) writes to Ms. Jean Pihlman explaining that the Sea-Tac Comprehensive Plan (STCP), adopted by the Port of Seattle and King County, primarily addresses the airport and its noise-impacted areas. He urges that citizen representatives on the Policy Advisory Committee — the body responsible for monitoring the plan — should come directly from the noise-impacted communities, so that their needs are properly understood by decision-makers.

This 1975 document shows the location of airline tenants at Sea-Tac International Airport, mapping gate assignments across the airport's concourses and satellite terminals. Airlines listed include Alaska, Braniff, Continental, Eastern, Hughes Airwest, Northwest, Pan Am, Pacific West, SAS, United Air Lines, and Western. The map identifies each carrier's specific gate numbers within Concourses B and C, the North and South Satellites, and other terminal areas.

This 1975 working paper from the Maryland State Aviation Administration examines methods for measuring and analyzing airport noise exposure, focusing on the Day-Night Average Sound Level (Ldn) as the recommended metric for assessing community noise impact. It reviews how sound characteristics such as magnitude, frequency, and time distribution affect human response, and evaluates criteria for acceptable noise limits based on effects including hearing loss, speech interference, sleep disturbance, and annoyance. The document also compares international noise exposure standards and proposes guidelines for land-use compatibility around airports.

A January 30, 1974 letter submitted to David M. Des Voigne of the Port of Seattle presents a petition signed by more than 80 property owners requesting that South 216th Street be established as the southern boundary of an interim land acquisition project near Sea-Tac Airport, bounded by 24th Ave. S. to the east and proposed Highway 509 to the west. The petitioners sought to remove the most severely noise-impacted residences from the expanded clear zone. The letter also cites FAA policy under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, which encourages land acquisition to accommodate both current and long-term airport development needs.

This 1973 technical report from King County's Office of Community and Environmental Development surveys the public facilities and services available in the SeaTac Communities Plan Study Area. It covers schools, parks, libraries, fire protection, sewer and water services, and other community infrastructure. The report was produced to support land use planning in the area surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.