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At their April 26, 2012 meeting, the Des Moines City Council voted to remove any sound reduction requirements from its building code via (Ordinance #1539). This is exceptional given the fact that the two other cities in the area which had similar building code did not follow suit. At the time, the City Council would
By virtue of its unique status as a Port District under RCW 53, and the owner and operator of a Class I Airport, the Port of Seattle has a set of financial powers unlike any other regional government. And it has learned to wield these strategically to sell a variety of policies to the entire
The King County Water District 54 reservoir is located in Des Moines on 11th Avenue between City Hall and the Police Department. Effects of airplane exhaust An interesting way to see the effects of airplane exhaust from take-offs heading south from Sea-Tac Airport is to look at this tower. Here are two pictures taken on
The City of Des Moines appreciates the opportunity to provide additional comments on the Regional Aviation Baseline Study that PSRC has undertaken on behalf of ...
This is an excerpt from Chapter 6.6.5 of the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (1976). ‘Reinforcement’ was one of three types of planning that were considered. It refers to efforts to strengthen the existing community to be more compatible with the airport through the techniques of property buyouts (to create a noise buffer) and sound insulation.
https://waterlandblog.com/2017/03/03/city-council-considers-future-of-wasson-property-at-des-moines-marina/ By Jack Mayne When longtime Des Moines Councilmember Donald Wasson died a year ago he left his waterfront property located at the entrance to Beach Park to the city and now City Council and staff are working to figure out whether to continue it as a rental house or making other plans. City Manager Michael
By Peter Blecha Posted 11/09/2008 HistoryLink.org Essay 8833 In 1907 Herman M. Draper (1858-1927) and his wife, Annie Draper (1860-1927), founded a privately run orphanage, the Children’s Industrial Home and Training School — initially in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and later in the nearby town of Des Moines. A gifted music educator, Draper formed an all-children