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An EPA official warned in the early 1970s that environmental laws were slowing the construction and expansion of airports across the U.S., even as air travel demand was projected to double by 1980. Dr. Stanley Greenfield highlighted that airports create both direct pollution — including noise, air, and water contamination — and indirect impacts through the industrial and residential growth they attract nearby. He called for a comprehensive national program to address aircraft-airport noise, while acknowledging that the technology to fully eliminate aircraft noise at its source was not yet available.

This document is Exhibit 'B' to Port of Seattle Resolution No. 2516, which amends Unit No. 18 of the Port of Seattle's Comprehensive Scheme for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It contains maps (Work Order No. G-2032, drawing STIA-7318-C-1) identifying Parcel 30 and Parcel 31 — areas of land proposed for acquisition by the Port of Seattle adjacent to the existing airport property, including neighborhoods near Sunset Park and Des Moines. The maps delineate existing Port-owned land from the proposed acquisition parcels, indicating planned airport expansion or noise-buffer land purchases in the surrounding residential area.

This handwritten document outlines East Sub-Area Planning Considerations for the area surrounding Sea-Tac Airport, covering policies on noise impact, land use, stormwater management, and community development. Key proposals include limiting mass property acquisition for noise mitigation, expanding Angle Lake Park to protect the surrounding neighborhood from airport encroachment, and developing Bow Lake as a stormwater holding pond. Additional recommendations address bicycle and pedestrian paths along Military Road, setback and landscaping requirements near airport development districts, and preserving natural areas and residential views around McMicken Heights.

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This draft planning document outlines west sub-area policies near Sea-Tac Airport, addressing noise impact reduction, environmental concerns, and land use transitions. Key provisions include halting mass property acquisition for noise mitigation, installing sanitary sewers near Miller Creek, controlling stormwater runoff from new airport development, and planting shade trees along local waterways. The document also proposes orderly conversion of single-family residential areas to higher-intensity uses, coordinated with the construction of S.R. 509 as a western boundary for redevelopment.

This document records community feedback from Meeting #6 of a public engagement series on alternative futures for neighborhoods near Sea-Tac Airport, where residents from Valley View, Riverton Heights, Des Moines, and other areas discussed three options: creating greenbelts and open spaces, pursuing a planned city renewal approach, or allowing an unrestricted free market. Participants raised concerns about airport noise, property taxes, displacement of residents, loss of natural resources, and the Port of Seattle's land acquisition practices. Communities generally favored enforceable planning with citizen input, and many preferred the greenbelt option, while expressing skepticism about government-led redevelopment and unregulated market approaches.

Minutes from a community planning workshop (Meeting #4) in which residents from neighborhoods near Sea-Tac Airport — including Valley View, Riverton Heights, Marvista, Des Moines, North Hill, Shorewood, and Highline College — identified what they valued most about their communities, such as natural scenery, views, schools, and open space. Participants also discussed what regulations might be needed to protect those qualities, including building height controls, green belt preservation, clean-air policies, and safe pedestrian pathways. A comprehensive land use plan was proposed that would balance residential, industrial, recreational, and conservation needs while ensuring local residents have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their neighborhoods.