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Community members from Sea-Tac area neighborhoods gathered at Meeting #3 to identify local assets worth preserving—including trees, parks, historic routes, natural streams, and unique communities like Seahurst—and to voice concerns about poor planning, airport noise, and lack of public services. Residents called for comprehensive planning, revised building codes, tax incentives for aesthetically pleasing development, and stronger government action to protect green spaces and waterfront access. Frustration with the Port of Seattle's unresponsiveness to community input on noise and development issues was a recurring theme across multiple neighborhood groups.

Community meeting notes from the Highline area (near Sea-Tac) capture neighborhood group responses to questions about urban streams and stormwater management. Residents from areas including Des Moines, North Hill, Shorewood, and Riverton Heights expressed strong opposition to traditional drainage solutions such as culverts and concrete channels, citing harm to water balance, wildlife, and quality of life. Groups broadly favored preserving natural streams for recreational, aesthetic, and ecological benefits, while debating appropriate levels of public access.