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This brochure from the Greater Highline Community Parks Board outlines the Master Plan for North Sea-Tac Park, a 50-acre recreational area developed in the airport's north clear zone — land set aside due to aircraft noise impacts. Formed after a 1979 jointly funded planning effort by the Port of Seattle and King County, the nonprofit board manages the park and the Sunset Activity Center (a former junior high school), offering facilities for groups such as a BMX club, equestrian association, and Kennedy High School cross-country trails. The document also promotes a Booster Club membership drive to support continued park development and operations.

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.

A 1978 internal memo from Ed Parks to Policy Advisory Committee Members announces a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 1978, at 2:00 p.m. in the Airport Conference Room at Sea-Tac International Airport. The meeting, organized as a joint effort of the Port of Seattle and King County, covers four agenda items: an update on Policy Advisory Committee Reorganization, Sea-Tac Westside Developments, the King County Capital Improvement Program for 1979, and Noise Remedy Programs.

This document outlines the structure and responsibilities of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) established in 1978 to oversee implementation of the Sea-Tac Airport Communities Plan. The 12-member committee—drawn from King County, the Port of Seattle, local businesses, government, schools, airlines, and community representatives—was charged with long-term monitoring, addressing special issues, and making recommendations to the King County Executive, Council, and Port of Seattle Commission. The PAC met quarterly at the Sea-Tac Conference Room, with members serving three-year terms and staff support provided jointly by the Port and County.

This 1978 King County Building & Land Development document relates to a zoning reclassification application (File 224-78-R) filed by the Port of Seattle, proposing to change land near Seattle-Tacoma Airport from residential (RS-7,200) to manufacturing-park (M-P) zoning. The accompanying map shows the affected parcels in section E 29-23-4, located adjacent to Sea-Tac Airport, where multiple residential zones were targeted for conversion. A notice was mailed to area resident Virginia Dana at 2648 South 142nd Street, Seattle, in March 1978.

This March 1978 Final Environmental Impact Statement, prepared jointly by King County and the Port of Seattle, evaluates the proposed construction of a Boeing Company Corporate Headquarters Facility on the western boundary of Sea-Tac International Airport. The project required zoning reclassification, community plan amendments, and various permits for a site located east of 12th Avenue South between South 166th Place and South 173rd Street. The document was prepared under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and related county regulations.

King County Councilman Bob Greive wrote to constituents expressing his opposition to the relocation of Boeing's headquarters into an open space buffer zone near Sea-Tac Airport, an area designated under the 1977 Highline Community Plan to protect nearby residents from airport-related impacts. Despite his protests, the King County Council voted to amend the comprehensive plan and rezone the land from single-family residential to light manufacturing, with only three of nine council members opposing the measure. Greive vowed to continue fighting airport development that threatened surrounding neighborhoods and asked residents for their input on how to hold the Port Commission, federal government, and King County accountable to their promises regarding Sea-Tac.

The Highline Communities Plan (HCP) is a King County land use and zoning proposal covering the area between Puget Sound and Interstate 5, from the City of Seattle south to South 252nd Street, including Des Moines and Normandy Park. Prepared by the King County Department of Planning and Community Development and issued in draft form in April 1977, the plan was intended to guide land use policy, area zoning, capital improvements, and housing programs for the Highline Communities Planning Area. Upon adoption, it became the official county policy framework for this coastal suburban region located adjacent to what is now Sea-Tac Airport.