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The Highline Community Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing residents of the Highline School District #401 area, governed by ten elected and fifteen appointed members drawn from five high school service districts. The Council's stated goals include liaising between the community and government, promoting orderly development, and encouraging civic participation. Members must be at least 18 years old and reside within the Highline Community boundaries.

A 1983 Times-News article reports that complaints about the Highline Community Council's informal and inconsistent process for appointing citizen representatives to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) — the body overseeing Sea-Tac airport development and noise policy — may force a reform of the selection method. Critics argued that appointees often lacked knowledge of the PAC's purpose and that residents most affected by airport noise were being excluded. A six-member sub-committee was formed to investigate the current process and recommend alternatives.

Minutes from the Highline Community Council meeting held August 12, 1982, covering local governance topics including a discussion on the proposed incorporation of Highline, a King County Council decision to pursue senior housing instead of a planned Civic Center, and updates from the Citizens to Save Puget Sound Committee. The council also approved sending congratulations to a newly appointed Metro Council member and scheduled a candidates night event for October before the General Election.

Minutes from the Highline Community Council meeting held on October 12, 1978, covering new member appointments, correspondence regarding Zenith Park, and proposals for community coordination and funding. The council discussed topics including block grants for historical preservation, youth employment through the King-Snohomish Manpower Consortium, and representation on regional boards such as the King County Health Planning Council and METRO's Water Quality and Transportation Boards. Financial business included approval of bills totaling $29.00 against a treasury balance of $36.45.

The Highline Community Council's proposed bylaws from 1978 outline the structure and objectives of an independent, nonprofit community organization serving the Highline School District #401 area near Seattle. The Council consists of fifteen elected members drawn from five high school service districts, plus ten appointed members, and aims to represent residents by liaising between the community and government on issues including local development and community betterment. While the document primarily addresses governance and membership rules, it reflects the organized civic framework through which Highline-area residents — including those affected by Sea-Tac Airport noise — could formally engage with public policy decisions.

This document contains membership records and meeting minutes from the Highline Community Council, a neighborhood civic organization in the Highline area south of Seattle (near Sea-Tac Airport), dated September 14, 1978. The membership list includes elected representatives from five districts — Evergreen, Glacier, Highline, Mount Rainier, and Tyee — along with their addresses and phone numbers. The meeting minutes record attendance, treasurer's report (noting $17.43 in the treasury and $29.69 in outstanding bills), and a brief committee update on the dormant Social Action Committee.

This document records minutes from a 1978 series of meetings of the Highline Community Council (HCC) regarding the appointment of four citizen representatives to a Policy Advisory Committee (PAC). Key issues discussed included establishing geographic boundaries for representation, setting criteria for appointments, and publicizing openings to invite citizens to serve. Communication breakdowns and procedural disputes—such as unauthorized boundary changes and unfulfilled commitments to write official letters—hampered the process throughout the summer of 1978.

In a July 27, 1978 letter to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) chairman at Sea-Tac International Airport, the Highline Community Council president Dorothy Harper objected to a proposed reorganization that would reduce the Council's representative to a non-voting status. The Council argued that retaining a voting seat was essential to effectively represent Highline-area residents in matters related to the Port of Seattle and the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. The letter also emphasized the importance of maintaining a balanced membership on the PAC that equally reflects government, business, and residents' viewpoints.

These documents are from the Highline Communities Plan, a King County planning effort covering neighborhoods surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The materials include community boundary maps dividing the Highline area into North, West, East, and South zones with approximate 1980 population figures, and minutes from a Policy Advisory Committee meeting held August 11, 1977. The meeting, attended by representatives from the Port of Seattle, FAA, Boeing, King County, and community groups, addressed Boeing's proposed office facility on the west side of Sea-Tac Airport, including discussions on site design, landscaping, parking, and a public viewpoint park.