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Burien Airport Committee Mar 21, 2023

2023-03-21
Burien Airport Committee agenda, March 21, 2023

The Burien Airport Committee held its March 21, 2023 meeting to review and vote on Resolution 495, which proposed amendments to the committee's governing guidelines, and to receive a general overview presentation about the Port of Seattle. The agenda also included a meet-and-greet with new committee applicants and a discussion of the 2023 workplan focused on outreach and education related to Sea-Tac Airport noise issues. Draft minutes from the February 21, 2023 meeting were also reviewed, reflecting prior discussions on committee structure and a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee request for policy priorities on aviation matters.

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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, March 21, 2023

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