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Seattle port commissioner to end board career in face of recall Senior Port of Seattle commissioner Pat Davis said Thursday she would not run for re-election when her current term expires at the end of 2009. A 13-year veteran of the commission, Davis issued the statement following a state Supreme Court ruling the same day

A Port of Seattle worker points out the 17-inch paving thickness of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. Photo by Brett Fish Mon, 01/07/2008 Battle scarred Highline veterans of the war against construction of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport are not surprised by an audit critical of the Port of Seattle. The

The port’s jet set High-flying Port bigwigs spent $126,000 on travel last year. By Rick Anderson • October 9, 2006 12:00 am Port Commissioner Clare Nordquist (front) and executive director Mic Dinsmore spent nearly $90,000 on travel last year. THE BOYS AT Fishermen’s Terminal like to imagine what they could do with the $126,000 that

Feb 2, 1999 CANDIDATES, please. Two positions on the Port of Seattle commission are on the ballot this fall. If tradition holds, incumbents Gary Grant and Clare Nordquist will seek re-election and face minor opposition from unknowns who are driven more by a generalized beef with the Port than an informed set of ideas. The

Lisa Pemberton-Butler Seattle Times Business Reporter Up to a point, the political platforms of Port of Seattle Commissioner Jack Block and his challenger, David Ortman, are remarkably similar. Both strongly opposed the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s controversial third runway. Both believe the Port should be self-supporting – that its tax levy on King County homeowners should

John Davies | Mar 11, 1992, 7:00 PM EST A $75,000 study of the needs of the air cargo industry at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was ordered Tuesday. Port of Seattle commissioners authorized a review of existing facilities, growth forecasts and a projection of what the airport should do to be prepared for emerging demands.The action follows the

Posted 6/27/2000 HistoryLink.org Essay 2511 On November 8, 1983, Seattle restaurateur and celebrity Ivar Haglund (1905-1985) is unintentionally elected to a six-year term on the Seattle Port Commission, after he files to run as a publicity gag. He was annoyed by boxcars that blocked the view of Elliott Bay from his Acres of Clams restaurant.