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Vianair Inc. submitted Invoice #1229 to the City of Alexandria for $2,750 in consulting services rendered during March 2025, covering meetings with Fairfax County, SoA Steering Committee sessions, and preparation of public meeting materials. The accompanying monthly status report details 11 hours of work by consultants Jim and Jason, with costs broken down as $1,750 for Jim's consulting and $1,000 for Jason's consulting. The invoice was recommended for approval by Fairfax County representatives and formally approved by the City of Alexandria's Environmental Quality division on May 9, 2025.

This is an invoice from Vianair Inc. to the City of Alexandria for $9,000 in consulting services rendered in August 2024, issued on September 9, 2024 with payment due by October 9, 2024. The invoice, referencing Purchase Order #231645-00, was recommended for approval by representatives from Fairfax County, Prince George's County, and the City of Alexandria. Note: this document does not appear to be directly related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy and may have been filed in this archive in error.

Vianair Inc. submitted Invoice #1151 dated July 14, 2024, billing the City of Alexandria $11,500.00 for consulting services performed in June 2024, covering work by team members Jim, Mark, Jason, and Garry along with Vianair software use across 46 total hours. The accompanying Monthly Status Report details activities such as design team meetings, noise analysis, and kick-off meeting preparations for the Alexandria (SoA) Project. The invoice was approved by Melissa Atwood of the City of Alexandria on July 18, 2024, with additional recommendations from Fairfax County and Prince George's County officials.

The Burien City Council wrote to Sea-Tac Airport CEO Lance Lyttle raising concerns about the operations of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), a cooperative forum between the airport and neighboring cities. The letter identifies four key issues: limited community input into meeting agendas, inaccurate or incomplete meeting minutes, a lack of formal consensus process when StART's name was used to promote a voluntary nighttime noise reduction program, and insufficient time given to the Council to review StART decisions before they are finalized. The Council requests clearer timelines, audio recordings of meetings, and greater opportunity for elected representatives to provide feedback before public commitments are made on behalf of the City of Burien.

A letter from retired aviation professional Walt Bala urges the Port of Seattle to enforce limits on the use of reverse thrust by aircraft landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, arguing this is both safe and already supported by FAA standards and the airport's own master record. Bala contends that aircraft are certified to land without reverse thrust, that brakes alone are sufficient to stop a plane under normal conditions, and that airlines may be using reverse thrust primarily to reduce brake wear at the expense of neighboring communities' peace and quiet. He calls on the Port to back up its existing noise abatement guidance with concrete action, including incentivizing quieter airline operations through gate allocation policies.