EIS

1977-04-29
Highline Communities EIS Draft

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Highline Communities Plan (HCP) and Highline Area Zoning, prepared by King County Department of Planning and Community Development, Division of Planning, Room W-217, King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA 98104. Responsible official Karen Rahm, principal author Dave Baugh. The HCP covers the area between the western edge of the

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1977-04-29
Highline Communities EIS Draft

The Highline Communities EIS Draft, prepared by King County Department of Planning and Community Development in 1977, proposes the adoption of a Community Plan and Area Zoning for the Highline area southwest of Seattle. The plan is intended to guide land use, capital improvements, housing, and utilities policy for communities including Burien, White Center, Des Moines, and Normandy Park. Upon adoption, it would become an element of the King County Comprehensive Plan, with expected benefits including pollution control, improved transportation, and economic stability for the region.

TagsEIS, Environmental Impact Statement, HCP, Highline Community Plan, King County

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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