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This document is an invoice and monthly status report from ABCx2, LLC, a consulting firm based in Senoia, Georgia, billing the County of Arlington, Virginia $10,050.00 for consulting services rendered in April 2020. The work involved nine consultants logging a total of 34.5 hours across tasks such as Smartsheet setup, social media and web strategy planning, and setting up a DCA airspace model in collaboration with a company called Vianair. Note that this document pertains to Arlington County aviation-related consulting and does not appear to be directly related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

In a June 2018 email, acoustics consultant Ben Sharp contacts Sharyn Ward, former manager of King County's Sound Insulation (SI) program, while researching aging airport sound insulation treatments for an FAA report responding to a Congressional inquiry. Sharp notes that SFO is the only airport he has found planning a replacement/repair program for homeowners within the DNL 65 noise contour, funded without FAA assistance. He specifically asks Ward about known aging problems with windows installed during the early years of the Sea-Tac (SEA) sound insulation program, noting that the program is not currently planning to offer any assistance to affected homeowners.

In June 2018, the Port of Seattle notified the cities of SeaTac, Burien, and Des Moines that its single-family sound insulation program would resume that summer for eligible homeowners near Sea-Tac Airport. The Port's program manager, C&S Engineers, requested meetings with city staff to review local building and construction inspection practices. In response, Burien City Manager Brian Wilson designated Community Development Director Chip Davis as the city's primary contact for the program.

In January 2018, EPA project lead Sabrina Johnson notified partners that the Near-port Community Capacity Building Pilot Project deadline was extended from June to September 30, 2018. The extension was granted to better address project partners' concerns and support more durable outcomes, while still encouraging participants to maintain an expeditious pace. Capacity building under this EPA initiative focuses on improving conditions and removing barriers to effective community functioning near port areas.

In an October 2017 email to Burien City Council members, resident Sharyn Parker critiques a letter from Port of Seattle Chairman Tom Albro defending Sea-Tac Airport's expansion and noise mitigation efforts. She argues that Albro's response fails to address the real-world impacts of rapidly increasing flight operations—including a 9% annual average flight increase—on surrounding communities, and that the Port's noise modeling data is outdated and understates actual activity by 51%. Parker calls on the Council to challenge what she characterizes as the Port's lack of candor and possible intentional underestimation of flight projections to avoid costly noise and air quality mitigation requirements.

In September 2002, the Port of Seattle notified nearby residents that it would be removing trees located west and south of Tyee Golf Course, near South 196th Street, at the direction of the Federal Aviation Administration. The trees were identified as hazards to aircraft taking off and landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Work was scheduled to begin September 16, 2002, and was expected to last up to four weeks.

City Manager Fred Strouder letter with excerpts from 1997 Mitigation Study