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Burien Airport Committee Sep 21, 2021

2021-09-21
Burien Airport Committee agenda, September 21, 2021

The Burien Airport Committee held meetings in August and September 2021 to discuss issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and its impact on the surrounding community. Topics included a presentation on sustainable aviation fuels and noise reduction research from WSU's ASCENT center, a review of Burien zoning and land use near the airport, and an appointment to King County's Joint Aircraft Emissions Technical and Community Task Force. The committee also reviewed federal aviation policy updates and discussed stakeholder advisory roundtable activities related to Sea-Tac Airport operations.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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Burien Airport Committee agenda, September 21, 2021

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