2024-09-12
The Des Moines, WA City Council held a public hearing on September 12, 2024 to consider selling a small city-owned parcel called 'Tract C' (19,881 sq ft) to the Port of Seattle for $690,000, its appraised fair market value, to support truck access for the Des Moines Creek Business Park West development near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The sale is part of a long-running effort to develop commercial and industrial land on Port-owned property, with the project expected to support over 600 full-time jobs. The council also considered accepting a trail easement from the Port to connect the Barnes Creek Trail to the Des Moines Creek Trail as part of the same development agreement.
Background information on SR-509 WSDOT Surplus purchases by SeaTac and Des Moines along the 18th Ave Corridor For decades WSDOT owned surplus property along a corridor roughly parallel to 18th Ave., from 194th St. in SeaTac south through Des Moines as part of a previous plan for SR-509. The final (very different) alignment for SR-509
2024-08-26
Currently the Port of Seattle/Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) website is down as part of the system outages that began Saturday, August 24. Until the website is fully restored, please check this page for official statements and updates. The Port of Seattle is experiencing certain system outages, indicating a possible cyberattack. The Port isolated critical systems
2024-08-25
By Caitlyn Freeman and Rebecca Moss Seattle Times staff reporters Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials confirmed Sunday that an apparent cyberattack took down websites, email and phone services at the airport and Port of Seattle this weekend, disrupting travel plans. The outages were first reported Saturday morning and stretched into Sunday afternoon, with officials offering no
2024-08-13
Four men pose with a costumed mascot character named 'Bert' (visible on hat star and jersey letter 'B') near a waterfront location. The man at far right wears a blue jacket bearing what appears to be a 'City of' logo/patch; the mascot's jacket also reads 'SMILE' on a button.
2024-08-13
Ralph Shape, Councilmember, speaks at a podium bearing the Des Moines Creek Basin Plan logo. The outdoor setting appears to be near a waterway, consistent with a watershed or environmental planning announcement.
2024-08-13
A group of approximately nine adults poses outdoors near a waterfront railing with a large decorative fish sculpture or costume character named 'Bert' (visible star badge with the name). The overcast sky and water in the background suggest a Pacific Northwest coastal or waterfront location.
2024-07-27
A panel of at least four individuals seated at a skirted table with name placards and microphones, while a woman presents at a wooden podium. A large screen displays what appears to be a remote video conference feed of the same or a related meeting room; the screen taskbar text partially reads 'Commercial Aviation Work Group Meeting.'
2024-07-12
Chapter 53.54 RCW authorizes Washington port districts operating large airports (such as Sea-Tac) to carry out programs that reduce the impact of jet aircraft noise on surrounding neighborhoods, including purchasing properties, providing soundproofing, and offering transaction assistance to affected homeowners. The law defines 'impacted areas' with specific distance limits from runways and allows properties within those boundaries to receive noise mitigation benefits. Recent 2024 updates expand the program to allow inspection, repair, or replacement of previously installed noise mitigation equipment that is no longer working as intended or has caused structural damage.
2024-07-12
Washington state law defining requirements for port commissions to investigate and monitor aircraft noise impact before initiating abatement programs. Establishes geographic boundaries for “impacted areas” where port districts may undertake noise programs, with specific distance limitations from runway ends and centerlines.
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