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Highline Times Kelliher Cartoon Airplane Noise over North Sea-Tac Park
A cartoon illustrated map of North SeaTac Park, signed by artist 'Kelliher,' showing the park's amenities including a soccer pitch, baseball fields, tennis courts, football fields, bicycle motocross, gym, track, nature trail, 9-hole golf, little league, and Tub Lake. The park is bounded by Highway 518, 24th Avenue S., Des Moines Way, and S. 136th Street, with a roaring airplane overhead referencing Sea-Tac Airport noise impacts on the area. -
2018-11-26Westside Beautification – Port of Seattle style
A political cartoon by artist Kelliher depicting a massive bulldozer labeled 'Destruction Construction Company' destroying trees planted by Scouts, while a figure labeled 'Port of Seattle' holds an 'Airport Landscaping Plan' and tells an off-panel character 'Don't let the Scouts bother you — we got a lot of beautifying yet to do.' The caption reads 'Westside Beautification - Port of Seattle style,' satirizing the Port of Seattle's land-clearing activities around Sea-Tac Airport in conflict with community beautification efforts. -
2017-06-24Major logistics center opens new facility near the airport
City of Burien and Port of Seattle officials joined executives of Western Distribution Services at a ribbon cutting last week for the new facility near the airport. A Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening was held today welcoming Western Distribution Services, LLC at their new 241,140 square foot cold storage facility located in the Northeast Redevelopment -
2017-06-08
FAA calls for comment on proposed use of Runway 34
for use by turboprop planes The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to determine the environmental effects of a westerly heading for turboprop aircraft departing from Runway 34 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The heading would only be used when the airport is landing and departing -
2017-06-06
Committee to keep eye on school bond spending
Eight citizens serve on capital projects oversight committee 06/06/2017 Information from the Highline School District Eight community members will be keeping a close eye on the progress and spending on Highline Public Schools bond projects. These community members have agreed to serve as the Capital Projects Oversight Committee to ensure accountability on school construction projects. -
2017-06-06Ground broken for Seattle Gateway Center – Two buildings add office space, service to port and 600 jobs in Burien
With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of 600 or more jobs in Burien. The groundbreaking for Seattle Gateway Center, two buildings add office space and service to port, was held on Tuesday, June 6. 06/06/2017 By Lindsay Peyton With the toss of a shovel of dirt came the promise of -
2017-06-05
Ground broken for Seattle Gateway Center – Two buildings add office space, service to port and 600 jobs in Burien
Major logistics center opens new facility near the airport Brian J. Wilson selected to be Burien’s new City Manager UPDATE: Flightpath hopes to become a neighborhood hub for Boulevard Park; Opening the week of June 26 Say Goodbye to Glacier High School with a Walk-through on June 17 FAA calls for comment on proposed use -
2017-05-02Airport noise and health impacts? Not going to fly with concerned citizens
05/02/2017 By Lindsay Peyton Gasps emanated from the crowd gathered at the Quiet Skies Puget Sound community forum when lawyer Steve Edmiston projected one of the first slides of his presentation. He showed a map published by the Environmental Projection Agency, followed by an alarming statistic, placing Des Moines’ Mount Rainier High School in the -
2017-04-16
FAA Responds to City of Burien’s Petition Regarding Turbo Prop Overflights
News from the City of Burien 04/16/2017 On April 13, 2017, the City of Burien received a letter from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) stating they would be ceasing the North Flow flight patterns over Burien. The North Flow flight corridor, also known as the “New Route,” has caused significant noise impacts to Burien parks, -
2017-04-07Westside Seattle, Vol. 99, No. 14
The April 7, 2017 edition of Westside Seattle, a neighborhood weekly serving Ballard, Burien/Highline, SeaTac, Des Moines, West Seattle, and White Center, features a front-page illustrated cartoon highlighting community concerns about aircraft noise over North SeaTac Park, with an inside story on Port noise complaints. The issue also covers local retail news, including Whole Foods canceling its planned West Seattle store and Amazon Fresh opening in Ballard.