TagNoise Exposure Update(5)

On Tuesday, December 8th, 1981, the following members of the Technical Advi- sory Committee for the Sea-Tac International Airoort Noise Exoosure Uodate met to discuss certain concerns regarding the final draft of the Noise Exposure Update. Bill Holstine, Riverton Heights Community Bob Nelson, City of Des Moines Virginia Dana, Zone III Committee Jim Chalupnik, Environmental Protection Agency, Noise Program Marian MacKenzie, Citizen Peter Breysee, Department of Environmental Health, U of W Marsha Huebner, City of Des Moines The product of that meeting was an acknowledgement of concerns pertinent to the Noise Exposure Update which we maintain warrant attention. Firstly, the document does not define the problem which the study was designed to address, that is, the effects of aircraft noise on the Sea-Tac Commun- ities. The study was undertaken in order to provide a statistical foundation for the development of an overall strategy for alleviating conflicts bet- ween the airport and its neighbors, conflicts which bear upon property values and individual reactions to aircraft noise. The purpose stated in the report is to update noise exposure data for the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. However, the update is an element of the solution, not a statement of the problem. We find a statement of the problem critical to fosterinq a layman 1 S under- standing of the study and in providing a starti"g point from which to ev~l­ uate its efficacy. As the Port of Seattle will be reappraising noise remedy programs in light of this report, we find the results distressing.…

Letter from Port of Seattle Chairman Otis W. Dunham Jr. notifying Policy Advisory Committee members of a schedule change for their meeting from January 13 to January 14, 1982. The primary purpose of the meeting is the Noise Exposure Update, with additional agenda items to be finalized.

On Tuesday, December 8th the following members of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Sea-Tac International Airport Noise Exposure Update met to discuss certain concerns regarding the final draft of the Noise Expo- sure Update. Bill Holstine, Riverton Heights Community Bob Nelson, City of Des Moines Virginia Dana, Zone III Committee Jim Chalupnik, Environmental Protection Agency, Noise Program Marian McKenzie, Citizen Peter Breysee, Departmentof Environmental Health, U of W Marsha Huebner, City of Des Moines The product of that meeting was an acknolwedgement of concerns pertinent to the Noise Exposure Update which we maintain warrant attention. Firstly, the document does not define the problem which the study was designed to address, that is, the effects of aircraft noise on the Sea- , Tac Commu nities. The study was undertaken ir. order to provide a statis- tical foundation for the development of an overall strategy for alleviating conflicts between the airport and its neighbors, conflicts which bear upon property values and individual reactions to aircraft noise. The purpose stated in the report is to update noise exposure data for the Sea-Tac Communities Plan. However, the update is an element of the solution, not a statement of the problem. We find a statement of the problem illiciting ~ the study critical to fostering a layman's understanding of the noise exposure update and in providing a starting point from which to evaluate its efficacy. As the Port of Seattle will be reappra1s1ng noise remedy programs in light of this report, we find the…

Meeting notice from Sea-Tac International Airport Chairman Oris W. Dunham Jr. to Policy Advisory Committee Members announcing a January 13, 1982 meeting. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Noise Exposure Update.

Memorandum from Port of Seattle Study Staff announcing a Technical Advisory Committee meeting for January 20, 1981 to discuss the Sea-Tac noise exposure forecast update. The agenda includes reviewing the previous meeting, proposed validation program for the Integrated Noise Model (INM), and first run of INM for South Flow Test Day.