2021-03-26
Cover page of the Green Des Moines Partnership Urban Forest Enhancement Plan, featuring a volunteer planting a small tree or shrub near a large tree trunk, with an orange bucket visible in the foreground. The Green Des Moines Partnership logo appears in the lower right corner.
2020-12-09
A speech to the Des Moines/Normandy Park Rotary Club December 9, 2020 By JC Harris You know that old aphorism “Fish don’t know they’re wet.”? That’s kinda how it goes for airport communities. And especially Sea-Tac Airport. Background Before I moved here in ’94, I worked as a consulting engineer in Detroit for many years.
2020-11-12
This 2002 Washington State Public Disclosure Commission case involves Don Wasson, a Des Moines City Council member, who allegedly helped orchestrate and fund campaign activities — including advocacy phone calls and a political poll — to elect three candidates (Benjamin, Petersen, and Steenrod) to the Des Moines City Council in 2001. The elections were closely tied to a dispute over the WESCOT Company's proposed conveyor system to transport fill material for a planned third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which the existing Council had opposed. Wasson, who reportedly wanted to shift the Council's policies on airport expansion and become Mayor, faced charges of violating Washington's campaign finance reporting laws.
2020-07-13
Two members of the Des Moines Ad Hoc Aviation Advisory Committee (DMAAC) resigned in July 2020, citing frustration that the Des Moines City Council voted to rejoin the SeaTac Airport Round Table (StART) without meeting any of the 13 reform criteria the committee had jointly developed with Burien. The resignees argued that rejoining StART without securing meaningful reforms was a strategic mistake, as prior participation in the forum had proven ineffective and potentially harmful to the city's long-term interests. Despite their resignations, they pledged to continue advocating for reduced airport noise and environmental protections through other organizations and legislative channels.
2020-07-09
This presentation slide titled 'PROCESS' outlines four meetings held between September 2019 and January 2020 involving the Cities of Burien, Des Moines, and Federal Way, along with Port of Seattle officials including Aviation Director Lance Lyttle and Executive Director Metruck, to review and discuss outstanding issues associated with the Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable (StART). The slide is numbered page 6.
2020-07-09
A city council staff report (page 4) describing the background, alternatives, financial impact, and recommendation regarding rejoining the StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) Committee. The City Manager recommends rejoining StART, noting that participation had been suspended in summer 2019 after the Port of Seattle Commission moved forward with the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) outside the parameters of its environmental review, with Burien and Federal Way also having suspended participation.
2020-07-09
A summary slide discussing a briefing serving as the foundation for a more extensive City Council discussion scheduled for March 12th, regarding the possibility of rejoining the StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) process. The slide also notes that other cities, including Burien and Federal Way, are holding similar briefings with their City Councils to determine appropriate action.
2020-07-09
This presentation slide, labeled Attachment #1 (page 5), outlines aviation policy issues related to Sea-Tac Airport, including a temporary withdrawal from the Sea-Tac Aviation Round Table (StART), the Port Commission's July 2019 design work on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), and the suspension of StART participation by several cities including Burien, Des Moines, and Federal Way due to loss of trust in the process. The City also formally commented on the SAMP regarding cumulative impacts.
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