• 2024-01-25

    Des Moines Economic Development Committee Meeting, January 25, 2024

    A formal government council or commission meeting is in session, with three officials seated at a curved dais and two members of the public seated facing them. Name placards are visible on the dais but are not legible at this resolution.
  • 2023-12-07

    SR 509 Completion Project: 24th Ave. S. to S. 160th St.

    The SR 509 Completion Project extends State Route 509 from 24th Avenue South to South 160th Street near Sea-Tac Airport, adding new interchanges, roundabouts, and connections to southbound I-5 and toward Seattle. Key features include a new interchange at South 188th Street with a shared-use path and Lake to Sound Trail access, as well as a South 160th Street interchange with noise walls to protect nearby residents. The project also includes wetland mitigation sites and infrastructure improvements along the Des Moines Memorial Drive corridor.
  • 2023-08-27

    Three decades of leadership? Campaign mailer for Jeanette Burrage, Brenda Siegrist, and Rob Back

    A political mailer from the 'Friends of Des Moines Committee' urges residents to vote on November 4th for three City Council candidates — Jeanette Burrage, Brenda Siegrist, and Rob Back — running for Positions 2, 4, and 6 respectively. The flyer criticizes the incumbent council members' three decades of leadership, citing failures such as nearly $6 million in tax dollars spent fighting a third runway at the airport with no mitigation money received, marina funds diverted to the general account, and no downtown development. The candidates campaign under the slogan 'It's Time to Rebuild Our City,' positioning themselves as a change from stagnant growth and budget deficits affecting Des Moines, Washington.
  • 2023-08-22

    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Planning Area Boundary Map

    This map depicts the planning area boundary surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and its neighboring communities, including Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Tukwila, and Riverton. The shaded region highlights the airport's footprint and immediate environs, while the dashed boundary line delineates the study area used for airport-related land use and noise planning purposes. The document appears to be part of an environmental or community planning effort assessing the impact of Sea-Tac Airport on surrounding residential and commercial areas.
  • 2023-08-20

    Air Quality Map – Des Moines, WA Area

    Screenshot of the PurpleAir air quality monitoring platform taken August 20th, 2023 at 6:14 PM PDT, showing a 10-minute average US EPA PM2.5 AQI of 234 at the Des Moines, WA sensor, classified as a health alert (201-300 range). The graph panel shows AQI rising sharply over the preceding days, with surrounding sensors in the Sea-Tac/Kent/South King County area also showing very high readings (204–327).
  • 2023-08-09

    District RWSA and city boundaries – Water System Plan, Highline Water District

    This map from Highline Water District's Water System Plan shows the district's Regional Water Service Area (RWSA) and surrounding city boundaries in the communities near Sea-Tac Airport, including Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, SeaTac, Tukwila, Kent, Federal Way, and unincorporated King County. The document depicts roads, water bodies such as Angle Lake, Lake Fenwick, and Star Lake, and parcel boundaries across the service area along the eastern shore of Puget Sound. While primarily a water infrastructure planning document, it provides detailed geographic context for the municipalities and neighborhoods in the Sea-Tac Airport vicinity.
  • 2023-08-09

    Water system facilities and pressure zones

    This document is a water system facilities and pressure zones map for the Highline Water District, covering communities including SeaTac, Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, and Federal Way in the greater Seattle area. It shows the locations of water mains, pump stations, storage facilities, wells, water treatment plants, and pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) across more than a dozen distinct pressure zones. The map is part of the district's Water System Plan and was produced by engineering firm Carollo.
  • District 54 Water Tower logo close-up

    A close-up photograph of a curved surface, possibly a vehicle or aircraft fuselage, bearing a simple line-drawing logo of a sailboat above parallel curved stripes. The image contains no visible text, date, or organizational identification.
  • 2023-05-23

    IOOF Des Moines Lodge #305 and Lorraine Rebekah Lodge #289 Exterior Signage

    Exterior signage at 728 for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, displaying the three-link FLT (Friendship, Love, Truth) chain logo, listing Des Moines Lodge #305 and Lorraine Rebekah Lodge #289, with the motto 'To Improve and Elevate the Character of Mankind.' This building appears unrelated to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.
  • Maury Island Barge Path to Des Moines Beach Park

    A Google Earth satellite image (Landsat/Copernicus imagery) showing a red polygon outlining an area of Puget Sound near Vashon Island, with yellow pins marking Glacier Northwest and Des Moines Beach Park. The map covers approximately 4 miles of water between what appears to be a peninsula near Glacier Northwest's facility and the Des Moines, Washington shoreline.