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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.

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

Memorandum from Port of Seattle Project Manager Jody Yamanaka announcing a Technical Working Committee meeting for January 25, 1984 to review noise remedy program criteria, boundaries, and on-airport noise abatement measures for Jackson International Airport (Sea-Tac). Includes distribution list and attachment of working paper on noise abatement evaluation.

Letter from Port of Seattle to open house attendees regarding preliminary boundaries for three proposed noise remedy programs: land acquisition, purchase assurance and sound insulation. Includes working draft materials from Peat Marwick consultants detailing acoustical treatment criteria for existing structures.

Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to FAA Regional Director Charles Foster requesting clarification on federal financial assistance eligibility for implementing a purchase assurance program as part of Sea-Tac Airport’s noise remedy program. The letter outlines specific questions about costs, property types, implementation requirements, and compliance issues.

Minutes from the Policy Advisory Committee meeting discussing the Noise Remedy Update status, interim noise remedies including departure procedures and noise monitors, and the 20-year Master Plan update for Sea-Tac Airport. The meeting included updates on facilities development and community workshops.

A letter to Port of Seattle Commissioners emphasizing the community’s commitment to maximum compatibility between Sea-Tac Airport and surrounding neighborhoods through the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP) and its Community Involvement Program. The author reminds commissioners of the community’s pact for direct citizen participation in planning processes.

A letter from Bill Holstine to Sea/Tac noise and air pollution impacted community residents announcing a meeting to discuss the completed Noise Update Study results and potential legal action against the Port of Seattle. The meeting was scheduled for January 26, 1983, and would include an attorney to discuss legal processes and an M.D. to

Letter from Rosemary Zeutschel criticizing the Port of Seattle’s inadequate public involvement process for the Sea-Tac/Boeing Field Airspace Study, arguing that insufficient time was provided for community organizations to review technical documents and provide meaningful input.