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Burien Airport Committee Sep 20, 2022

2022-09-20
Agenda: Burien Airport Committee, September 20, 2022

The Burien Airport Committee held meetings in August and September 2022 to address issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including air pollution harms and mitigation strategies for Burien residents, and updates from the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART). The September 20, 2022 agenda featured a proposal by committee member Savannah Sly to educate the public on air pollution impacts, alongside a committee workplan review led by Mayor Sofia Aragon. Meetings were conducted via Zoom webinar due to ongoing COVID-19 emergency provisions, with public comment accepted by email, text, or live online participation.

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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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Agenda: Burien Airport Committee, September 20, 2022

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