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With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of 600 or more jobs in Burien. The groundbreaking for Seattle Gateway Center, two buildings add office space and service to port, was held on Tuesday, June 6. 06/06/2017 By Lindsay Peyton With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of

News from the City of Burien 04/16/2017 On April 13, 2017, the City of Burien received a letter from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) stating they would be ceasing the North Flow flight patterns over Burien. The North Flow flight corridor, also known as the “New Route,” has caused significant noise impacts to Burien parks,

Residents teamed up with the City of Burien to fight the FAA over airplane noise and won, at least so far. Neighbors noticed an increase in airplane noise last summer and say the FAA started diverting jet propeller planes from Sea-Tac to the west over Burien, when take-off was to the north. Residents complained about

Moshier Field a top priority 10/13/2016 by Lindsay Peyton Before Washington legislators gather for session in Olympia in January, the City of Burien has some legwork to do. To ensure that the city’s top priorities are understood by representatives, council members and staff plan to meet with elected representatives in November and December. During their

Burien’s city council chambers were packed at Monday night’s meeting. Click image to view larger version.[/caption] By Jack Mayne Photos by Scott Schaefer The Burien City Council wants an October meeting between the city, the Port of Seattle and the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to discuss the recent increase in airplane

The new cold storage facility will be 241, 140 square feet. The land it is on is part of a 14-acre parcel in the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) of Burien created in 1997. A major land deal could spark economic development in Burien. Cold storage warehouse will take the space 08/29/2016 by Lindsay Peyton Real

by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave

Wed, 01/28/2015 by Rob Clay Forty-three years ago, a small deli under the flight path along Des Moines Way opened for business. Filiberto Genzale, his brother Alfonso, their sister Filomina Perry and her husband Ron Perry had realized part of their dream of bringing a little of their homeland to the Northwest. The deli did

Over the objections of Burien resident Chestine Edgar, the Highline School Board voted June 26 to negotiate a sale of the former Navos mental health center site to the city of Burien. Burien wants to use a portion of the property to build a storm water facility for its Northeast Burien Redevelopment Area (NERA) project.