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The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table has outlined shared policy priorities for the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session, addressing the challenges posed by growing operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Key proposals include restoring funding for noise insulation programs, identifying additional regional airport capacity, improving air quality in nearby South King County communities, and advancing sustainable aviation fuel and clean transportation initiatives. The document reflects a joint effort by the Port of Seattle and near-airport communities to partner with state government on reducing noise, emissions, and congestion impacts.

The City of Burien is calling on Port of Seattle Commissioners to overhaul their decades-old noise insulation program after hundreds of Port-installed soundproofing packages in homes near Sea-Tac Airport have degraded or failed with no repairs made. A 2024 pilot program contacted 3,000 homeowners but evaluated only 30, and none qualified for repair under the Port's narrow federal-funding criteria. Burien is urging the Port to fund a broader replacement program using its own resources, pointing to San Francisco International Airport's locally funded model as a potential template.

A presentation introducing the Part 150 Study process for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document explains the federal regulatory framework for preparing Noise Exposure Maps and Noise Compatibility Programs, outlines the phases of the study process, and provides historical context of previous Part 150 studies conducted at SEA from 1985 to 2014.

Agenda for the September 24, 2025 Highline Forum meeting hosted by the City of Des Moines, held in hybrid format. Topics include a Part 150 Noise Study update, SEA Airport Aviation Director search, South King & Port Community Fund Environmental Improvement Program, and StART update. The document also lists all 2025 Highline Forum meeting dates

A budget table from Port of Seattle document page 89 of 95 showing community programs funded by tax levy from 2023 through 2026, with a grand total rising from $12,193,000 in 2023 to $14,426,000 in 2026 (an 8.6% increase from 2025). Programs include South King and Port Communities Fund, Duwamish Valley Community Equity Program, EDD Partnership Grants, City of SeaTac Community Relief, Maritime Blue, Workforce Development, and others relevant to Sea-Tac Airport area communities.

A presentation slide titled 'Long-term Success Requires Strategic Budgeting' outlines the Port's financial strategy, including a feedback loop between the Century Agenda and budget development, noting that approximately $1 million in added expense equals $10 million less capital capacity. The slide emphasizes slowing operating expense growth and improving capital capacity to address environmental remediation, aging facilities, and slower revenue growth. Source document is page 41 of 95.