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  • 2025-08-12

    Airport Development Fund Balance

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    A Microsoft Teams screen share from the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting (P69) shows a slide titled 'Airport Development Fund Balance,' displaying a bar chart with a beginning balance of $739,774 thousand, an ending balance forecast of $830,000 thousand, and a budget of $829,833 thousand, with a bullet noting the $830M ending balance equals 18 months of O&M in 2025. The presenter identified in the lower caption bar is Payne, Aubree, and the meeting timestamp reads 3:00:05 with a system clock of 1:14 PM on 8/12/2025.
    CategoriesKey Documents TagsAirport Committees, Airport Development Fund, Budget, Port Of Seattle, Port Of Seattle Commission, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 2026-08-11

    City of Sea-Tac Bridge Budget: 2027–2028 Biennial Budget Overview Presentation

    City of SeaTac City Manager’s Office presentation to Council Study Session on August 11, 2026, introducing the 2027–2028 Biennial Budget titled ‘The Bridge Budget: Guiding Us Across the Gap.’ Documents a projected structural gap of $1.6 million in 2027 and $4.4 million in 2028, defined as the difference between expected revenues and the cost of
    TagsBudget, city budget, city council, City Of SeaTac, local government funding
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    2026-08-11

    City of Sea-Tac Bridge Budget: 2027–2028 Biennial Budget Overview Presentation

    City of SeaTac City Manager’s Office presentation to Council Study Session on August 11, 2026, introducing the 2027–2028 Biennial Budget titled ‘The Bridge Budget: Guiding Us Across the Gap.’ Documents a projected structural gap of $1.6 million in 2027 and $4.4 million in 2028, defined as the difference between expected revenues and the cost of
    TagsBudget, city budget, city council, City Of SeaTac, local government funding
  • 2026-01-26

    SB5898 Multiple Agency Fiscal Note Summary – Aircraft fuel tax proceeds

    Fiscal note for Senate Bill 5898 regarding aircraft fuel tax proceeds, showing financial impacts on Department of Revenue and Department of Ecology. Shows estimated cash receipts and expenditures across multiple biennia from 2025-2031.
    TagsAviation Committees, Aviation Fuel, Budget, SB5898
  • 2026-01-20

    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 is a federal spending bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2026 that funds government operations through September 30, 2026. It covers multiple areas including defense, labor, health, education, homeland security, and transportation. This document does not contain content specifically related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.
    CategoriesLegislation Tags2026 legislative session, Airport Improvement Program, Budget, DOT, FAA
  • 2026-01-15

    2025-2026 Budget Adopted

    This is the City of Burien, Washington's adopted biennial budget for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, covering all city funds, revenues, and expenditures across departments including Police, Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Community Development. The document outlines the city's financial plan, capital improvement projects for parks and transportation infrastructure, and fund allocations for services such as surface water management and street maintenance. Note: this document does not address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy and contains no noise mitigation content.
    TagsBudget, City of Burien
  • 2026-01-15

    SB5989 Fiscal Note Summary – Aircraft fuel tax distribution

    Fiscal note for Bill 5989 SB regarding aircraft fuel tax distribution, showing estimated cash receipts and expenditures for multiple agencies including Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation. The bill changes how state sales and use taxes on aircraft fuel are divided between the General Fund and Aeronautics Account.
    TagsAviation Fuel, Budget
  • 2026-01-15

    SB5989 Aircraft fuel tax distrib. – Multiple Agency Fiscal Note Summary

    Multiple Agency Fiscal Note for Bill 5989 SB regarding aircraft fuel tax distribution. Shows estimated cash receipts and expenditures for Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation across multiple fiscal periods, with revenue decreases to General Fund and corresponding increases to Aeronautics Account.
    TagsAviation Fuel, Budget
  • 2026-01-14

    2026 Budget in Brief

    Port of Seattle’s budget overview document covering the organization’s mission, Century Agenda goals, and table of contents for detailed budget information. Includes land acknowledgment recognizing Indigenous peoples of the region.
    TagsBudget, Century Agenda, Port Of Seattle
  • 2026-01-01

    2026 Port Of Seattle Community Program Funding by Activity – $21.5M Proposed Budget

    A pie chart from page 48 of a 95-page Port of Seattle budget document breaks down the 2026 proposed $21.5M Port Community Program budget into four categories: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (38.8%, $8.2M), Economic Development (28.6%, $6.0M), Workforce Development (26.0%, $5.5M), and SeaTac Community Relief (6.6%, $1.4M). Line-item details are listed for each category, including a $1.4M SeaTac Community Relief allocation relevant to Sea-Tac Airport noise-affected communities.
    TagsBudget, Community Development Program, DEI, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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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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