Port of Seattle Commission Position No. 1 incumbent Ryan Calkins, left, Position No. 4. winner Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, center, Position No. 3 winner Hamdi Mohamed. (Courtesy the campaigns)By Akash Pasricha Seattle Times business reporter Two newcomers will be joining the Port of Seattle Commission. Hamdi Mohamed, 31, will win the race for Position No. 3
Flight Corridor Safety Program On-line Open House
The Port of Seattle has an ongoing program to remove trees around SEA to improve safety during takeoffs and landings and replant in their place, native, low-growing trees. The first phase of work, completed in 2019, centered around removing and replanting trees on Port property. During this phase, the Port established low-growing native forests onsite
Center Runway Reconstruction
The Port of Seattle completed reconstruction of the center runway (designated as 16C/34C) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2015. The runway was originally built in 1969 and had some brief closures during 2016 in order to complete adjoining projects with taxiways and blast pads. The project included installation of a new LED runway lighting system and an
SEA Airport Approaches Capacity and Faces Difficult Decisions
Steinbrueck, Peter The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently published preliminary findings of an air capacity study that shows what Port leadership and the traveling public have known for a while — the region is rapidly approaching a crisis. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has one of the smallest footprints of any major airport in the
Port Of Seattle Special Meeting
Conference Center, Mezzanine, Sea-Tac Airport. Vote on 2020 Budget and 2020 Tax Levy. Environmental Remediation program 2020.
Port Of Seattle Special Meeting
Note the early start time: 9:00AM Central Auditorium, Sea-Tac Airport. Public Hearing on 2020 Budget. Public Hearing on 2020 Tax Levy.
Port of Seattle commissioner arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
Ryan Calkins was booked into the King County jail Thursday morning and released Friday. David Kroman Port of Seattle Commissioner Ryan Calkins was arrested early Thursday morning and booked into the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle on suspicion of domestic violence assault. Calkins spent just over 24 hours in custody before he was
Biggest difference between 2 Seattle Port Commission candidates may be who’s backing them
By Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter The four candidates vying for two open seats on Seattle’s Port Commission have a lot in common. All describe themselves as ardent conservationists, anxious to reduce the Port’s carbon footprint, especially around cruising. They hope to tackle long lines and traffic at the airport. They want to
A Letter To Commissioner Stephanie Bowman Re. Noise Program Audits
Ms. Bowman is currently President of the Port Of Seattle Commission. This letter is in reply to a request she made concerning my Public Comment at the 24 September General Meeting. (See video starting @ 33:30). Well this is a pleasant surprise. :DI am actually working up a (short) summary on the practicalities which I’ll
RCW Title 29A: Elections
This Title of State law describes election procedures. For our purposes, we’re largely concerned with a path towards altering the structure and size of the Port Of Seattle’ Commission. Specifically, we’d like to see a nine-member Commission with District-based elections.