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Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to Virginia E. Dana expressing concerns about the Concorde aircraft (supersonic) and federal regulations permitting noisier aircraft operations. Ford discusses how this undermines the Sea-Tac Communities Plan’s cornerstone principle that aircraft should become quieter, not noisier.

FAA-EQ-76-6 The FAA Integrated Noise Model computer program INMPROG has been made available to the public for computing a variety of noise indices in the vicinity of airports. One component of this program package is a data library which provides both acoustic and operational data for certain standard aircraft types and flight procedures. This paper

Letter from Port of Seattle President Henry T. Simonson to King County Councilwoman Bernice Stern regarding decisions on two specific areas adjacent to Sea-Tac International Airport: the West acquisition area and the southeast conversion area. The Port concludes against acquiring the westside area due to costs and recommends addressing the southeast conversion area through noise

Office of Noise Abatement and Control

Meeting minutes from the Near Term task force discussing zoning changes, tax relief, noise abatement and community survey. The group decided to support the Port of Seattle’s 90-day Interim Study for property acquisition in the extended clear zone and planned to contact U.S. Senators Magnuson and Jackson for funding assistance.

ROBIN M. TOWNE AND ASSOCIATESJ INC. (RMTA)J IN ASSOCIATION WITH MANACOUSTICS AND NOISEJ INC. (MAN)J BOTH FIRMS OF SEATTLEJ WASHINGTONJ HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY TO CONDUCT THE NOISE EXPOSURE PORTION OF THE SEA-TAC COMMUNITIES PLAN. THE PRIMARY DIVISION OF WORK CONSISTSJ IN GENERALJ OF ROBIN M. TOWNE AND

A public opinion survey conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute in summer 1973 to assess the social impact of Sea-Tac Airport on surrounding communities. The survey included face-to-face interviews with 302 Highline area residents and 98 Shoreline residents, plus telephone interviews with 316 King County residents.