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1992-10-01 00:00
The Flight Plan Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
Re: Flight Plan: Non-Project (Programmatic) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Dear Reader:. The central Puget Sound region is faced with growing demand for commercial air the existing Seattle-Tacomatransportation services and a limited capacity at _ • " Sea Tac Without :_n_ionof " ort ca acity or other steps toInternaUon_..Airport.( .- ). exp ;- . _ .p ....... address the increase m m_d-to long-range travel neeos, me result wu/o.e oetays .mrmr travelers, which could ultimately affect the region's economy. The soluuon to this challenge must strike a balance between environmental impacts, quality of life faaors, and the travel needs of the region's populace. The Flight Plan Project has been a joint effort of the PugetSound RegionalCouncil and the Port of Seattle. The project was initiated bythe Puget bouno _oundl ox Governments (predecessor to the Puget Sound Regional Council) and the Port of Seattle to research airpon system alternatives to meet the region's long-term air transportation needs. (On October 1, 1991 the Puget Sound Council of Governments (r_L._u) was dissolved and replaced by the Puget Sound Regional Coundl.) The PSCOG ano me Port established the Puget Sound Air Transportation t_ommittee (PSATC), whi_ was composed of citizens, elected officials and private sector interests, to propose solutions to the region's air transportationneeds. The Flight Plan s Draft Report, prepared by the Re_ionaJ Council and the Port of Seattle and issued on January 7, 1992, included a.non- project, draftenvironmental impact statement (DEIS) re_gardingthe PSATC's ad_ ory recommendations. Section 1.1.3 of this FEIS describes me changes… -
Dinsmore Named Port’s New Director
Daryl Strickland Mic Dinsmore strutted into the meeting room wearing a double-breasted suit, his chest puffed out, looking like a politician who had just won an election. He had reason to feel this way. Dinsmore was named yesterday as the port’s new executive director, rising from his job as chief operating officer. The executive job -
1991-06-09 00:00
Destination Unknown — Airport! The Controversy
Destination Unknown — Airport! The Controversy Jun 9, 1991 Lance Dickie ONE word sums up the public’s reaction to expanding Sea-Tac airport or planning for more planes in the sky over Puget Sound: Don’t. Don’t expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, don’t add runways to any existing regional airport and don’t replace Sea-Tac and start from -
1985-08-13 00:00
Port of Seattle 1985-08-13
The Por t Commission m e t in r egu la r s e s s i o n i n t h e Commission Chambers a t 2:OO p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 1985. Commissioners Aronson, Block, F r i ed lande r , Simonson, and Wright were present . An at tendance r e g i s t e r for vo lun ta ry s i g n a t u r e by o t h e r s a t t e n d i n g today ' s meeting i s on f i l e with Por t Commission records i n Por t offices. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The meeting w a s c a l l e d t o order by Jack S. Block, P res iden t of t h e P o r t Commission, and M r . F r ied lander moved approval of t h e minutes of t h e P o r t Commission Regular Meeting of J u l y 23, 1985. Motion unanimously ca r r i ed . 2. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: a. Resolu t ion No. 2972, "A RESOLUTION of t h e Por t Commission of t h e P o r t of S e a t t l e d e c l a r i n g August 13 the o f f i c i a l commencement… -
Homeowners Letter Supporting Port of Seattle Acquisition Program
Letter from homeowners on 26th Ave. South near 200th Street to Port of Seattle Commissioners requesting acquisition of their properties through the Noise Remedy program. The residents cite increasing noise levels, commercial development impacts, traffic hazards, and deferred home maintenance as reasons for supporting acquisition. -
Letter to United Airlines Captain Volz Regarding Sea-Tac Noise Abatement Procedures
Letter from Port of Seattle to United Airlines Vice President Captain M.E. Volz providing Sea-Tac International Airport’s noise abatement procedures for United’s pilot information centralization effort. Includes information on FAA noise abatement procedures, Standard Instrument Departures, Visual Bay Approach, run-up curfews, and noise sensitive areas within the 65 Ldn noise contour. -
1984-05-09 00:00
Asbestos Research – Sunset Jr. High School
high line public schools 5}J 1'. 0. lOX 66100 51ATTLI, WASHINGTON DATI May 9, 1984 A~ION REQUIRED ASBESTOS--SUNSET JR. HIGH U INfORMATIONAL have researched our asbestos program files seeking references to the former Sunset Jr. High. The following are the only references found. January 27, 1977 -Memo- Blaine Larsen to Dave Zeigler "Sumnary of Locations With Asbestos Ceilings" 8. Sunset Jr. High A. All Classroom Areas B. Shop Building--all areas (Note: The title would more accurately read "Surrmary of Locations With Friable ) Ceilings" because the district had not begun to sarrple or test for asbestos content. January 5, 1979 - Memo - Blaine Larsen This memo indicates that all sites with friable materials are being tested except Mt. Rainier and Sunset. August 8, 1979 - Seattle Times article quoting Bob Sealey to the effect that Sunset will be checked. The record indicates an early identification that there was friable material on the ceiling at Sunset. It is also apparent that no samples were taken or tested for asbestos content. The following chronology for the closure and disposition of Sunset may explain the circumstances. June 1973 July 1975 Fall 1976 January 1977 December 1977 January 1979 District files airport noise impact suit against Port of Seattle. - Sunset closed as a school. - Voluntary asbestos inspections begun. - Memo listing locations with friable material (Sunset included) - Settlement of noise suit. As a condition of the settlement the Port off Seattle acquired the Sunset site. Title was transferred upon receipt… -
FAA Letter to Port of Seattle Regarding Noise Remedy Program
Letter from FAA Northwest Mountain Region to Port of Seattle reviewing draft recommendations for the Noise Remedy Program criteria and boundaries. The FAA expresses concerns about additional 44 single family residences recommended for acquisition based on ‘buffer’ and ‘neighborhood continuity’ criteria rather than noise criteria, and raises questions about the purchase assurance program for 275 -
1984-01-12 00:00
Airport Noise Remedy Update – Meeting Notice and Working Paper Distribution
SUBJECT Meeting Notice and Distribution of Working Paper Airport Noise Remedy Update--Jackson International Airport The next Technical Working Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday~ January 25, 1984, in the Airport Administration Conference Room on the Third Floor of the Airport Terminal Building at 4:00 p.m. The agenda will include a review of the proposed criteria and boundaries for land acquisi- tion, purchase assurance and sound insulation programs, a presentation of the recommendations for changes/additions to the criteria and boundaries made by the Technical Working Committee's subcommittee on noise remedy program boundaries, and a review of the proposed "on-airport" noise abatement measures. In advance of the January 25 meeting, a copy of the "on-airport" component of the "Final Evaluation" working paper is attached for your review. As with the "off-airport" component of the working paper, comments should be _ received by me no later than January 31, 1984. Notice of the next set of neighborhood workshops (January 23 and will be sent to all those persons on the Update's Mailing List. you need additional copies of this notice, please give either me (382-3327) or Ms. Janet Bowlin (382-3320) a call. 2785p Attachment Distribution: 24, 1984) Should Technical Working Committee: Berwald, Black, Bohrer, Bray~ Carver; Conradi, Dana, Dinwiddie, Dodds, Drury, Gestner, Hall, Hamilton; Holstine ; Horner, Jhaveri, Johnson, Kos, Kumasaka, D. Legg, R. Legg, Nelson; Petterson, D. Robertson, Rus, Russell, Secrist, Shride, Simpson, Strander, Tranum, Vinton, Wing, Zalud King County: Miller, R. Robertson, Taratino Federal Aviation Administration: Coppinger, Saito Peat Marwick:… -
1983-12-09 00:00
Port of Seattle Open House Letter – Noise Remedy Programs
Thank you for attending this open house sponsored by the Port of Seattle, operator of Jackson International Airport. The open house has been planned to give you an opportunity to preview the preliminary boundaries for three proposed noise remedy programs currently being considered by the Airport Noise Remedy Update Study staff. These programs are land acquisition, purchase assurance and sound insulation. The preliminary boundaries on display have been recommended by the Port's consultants, Peat Marwick, and are subject to revision due to Port Commission action or public and agency comments. Written materials by Peat Marwick on the proposed programs and boundaries are attached for your information. If you would like to comment on the proposed boundaries or the criteria used in determining them, please write or call the Update staff by January 31, 1984 at the following address and phone number: · ... · .. ... ") ~~----· Joe Sims Project Director Noise Remedy Update DS/2639p Attachment Port of Seattle Planning and Research Department P. 0. Box 1209 Seattle, Washington 98111 Phone: 382-3310 • .. WORKING DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY ( Taken From Ch. 5, 11 Final Evaluation of Noise Abatement and Noise Remedy Measures 11 by Peat Marwi ck, consultants to the Port.) • 5. Acoustical treatment of existing structures. This measure was an - integral part of the 1976 Sea-Tac/~ommunities Plan and should be retained. As mentioned in Chapter 2 of this report (p. 2-16), noise grid cells were used in place of noise contours to determine…