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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
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 -
1984-08-28Commission Resolution no. 2940 FAA Grant AIP Clear Zone land acquisition
A resolution authorizing the Port of Seattle to accept an FAA grant offer and execute Grant Agreement for AIP Project No. 3-53-0062-06 to obtain federal aid for Sea-Tac International Airport development, specifically for land acquisition in Extended Clear Zone areas and relocation of persons. The resolution was adopted by the Port Commission on August 28, -
1984-08-28Resolution no. 2940
A resolution authorizing the Port of Seattle to accept an FAA grant offer and execute Grant Agreement for AIP Project No. 3-53-0062-06 to obtain federal aid for Sea-Tac International Airport development, specifically for land acquisition in Extended Clear Zone areas and relocation of persons. The resolution was adopted by the Port Commission on August 28, -
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. -
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 -
1984-01-12Airport Noise Remedy Update – Meeting Notice and Working Paper Distribution
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. -
1983-12-09Port of Seattle Open House Letter – Noise Remedy Programs
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. -
Airport Noise Remedy Update – Henry M. Jackson International Airport
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.