• 2025-01-01

    City of SeaTac, Washington 2025-2026 Biennial Budget Amended Version

    The City of SeaTac, Washington's 2025-2026 Biennial Budget (Amended Version) outlines the city's planned revenues and expenditures across all municipal departments and funds for a two-year period. It covers a wide range of city services including police, fire, parks, public works, and community development, along with detailed capital improvement projects such as park renovations, street overlays, and facility upgrades. Note that despite SeaTac's proximity to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, this document focuses on general city operations and does not directly address airport noise policy.
  • 2024-12-16

    City of SeaTac Welcomes New City Manager Jonathan Young

    The SeaTac City Council approved a contract for the City’s new city manager at its December 10 regular meeting and officially hired Jonathan Young for the position. He assumed his role as city manager on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. “We welcome Jonathan Young to the City of SeaTac. We are confident he is the right
  • 2024-12-10

    SEA Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP): Environmental review

    The FAA released a draft Environmental Assessment in October 2024 for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which outlines 31 near-term projects to expand airport capacity for growing passenger demand. Key projects include a new passenger terminal and gates, taxiway extensions, cargo facility changes, and employee parking updates. The cities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, and Normandy Park are collaborating to submit technical comments on the plan before the December 13, 2024 deadline.
  • The SAMP Four City Consultant ILA 2018

    Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac environmental response Although the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) was announced in 2012, it only moved towards public environmental review in 2017. We covered where we’re at now in the SAMP Public Comment Explainer To help them navigate the process, in 2018 four cities (Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park,
  • SR-509 Surplus, a tale of two cities

    Background information on SR-509 WSDOT Surplus purchases by SeaTac and Des Moines along the 18th Ave Corridor For decades WSDOT owned surplus property along a corridor roughly parallel to 18th Ave., from 194th St. in SeaTac south through Des Moines as part of a previous plan for SR-509. The final (very different) alignment for SR-509
  • 2024-09-02

    Interlocal agreement between WSDOT and City of SeaTac

    This interlocal agreement between the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the City of SeaTac outlines a cooperative arrangement for road improvements on S. 204th Street between 32nd and 34th Avenues South, as part of the SR 509 Completion Project near Sea-Tac International Airport. WSDOT agreed to assign the construction work in that corridor to the City of SeaTac and reimburse the city up to $1,641,318 upon substantial completion. After construction, the City of SeaTac is responsible for maintaining all improvements, including sidewalks, lighting, and stormwater facilities.
  • 2024-08-13

    North SeaTac Park special council meeting agenda and presentation

    The City of SeaTac held a Special Council Meeting on August 13, 2024, focused on North SeaTac Park, where staff presented an overview to inform potential Council action on the park's protection and preservation. The 90-minute session, led by directors from Community Economic Development, Finance, and Parks and Recreation, included public comment opportunities and an executive session. While not directly a noise policy document, the meeting reflects ongoing city efforts to safeguard green space in a community significantly affected by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport operations.
  • 2024-08-13

    Civic Campus update and funding request

    The City of SeaTac presented a Civic Campus update to City Council on August 13, 2024, requesting a $754,000 amendment to the 2023-2024 biennial budget to fund consulting services for the SeaTac Civic Center Project. The request also sought authorization for the Interim City Manager to execute consultant contracts to advance the project through a validation and feasibility phase. The project has been in development since 2020, with key milestones including architectural contracts, study sessions, and an owner's representative agreement with JLL in early 2024.
  • 2023-12-22

    SeaTac historical tour guide

    This SeaTac Historical Tour Guide brochure outlines 15 significant historical sites in the City of SeaTac, Washington, tracing the area's development from its origins as a Fort Steilacoom-Fort Bellingham military road corridor through early pioneer settlement, agricultural growth, and Japanese-American communities. It documents the transformation of the region into a major aviation hub, including the evolution of Bow Lake Airport into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which opened officially in 1947 after the Port of Seattle Commission voted to develop it into a major commercial airport serving the Puget Sound area.
  • 2023-08-22

    City of SeaTac community services guide

    This City of SeaTac community services guide provides residents with a comprehensive directory of local phone numbers and resources, including city government offices, emergency services, schools, utilities, and elected representatives. It lists contact information for the SeaTac City Hall, Highline School District, Sea-Tac International Airport public information lines, and various county and state agencies serving the SeaTac area. The guide also includes a street map of the City of SeaTac and emergency numbers for fire, police, and crisis services.