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Port of Seattle memorandum from Airport Acquisition Manager George Sutter to Citizens Advisory Committee for Hardship regarding a meeting about Tom Fest family’s hardship application for parcel Z-685. The memo schedules a meeting for April 10, 1979 and mentions enclosed documentation supporting the case.

Citizens Advisory Committee recommendation regarding a property valuation appeal hearing for Marian Berdan’s parcel Z-296. The committee determined that delays caused by the Port resulted in additional compensation owed, recommending a total additional payment of $3,760 based on time adjustments and comparable property values.

Letter from Deputy Ombudsman Rella E. Foldy regarding Mr. Fest’s sewer connection issue with the DesMoines Sewer District. The letter discusses Mr. Fest’s financial hardship and request for temporary sewer connection while the Port of Seattle plans to acquire his property.

A memorandum from research analyst Jay Holman to Representatives Barnes and Rohrbach proposing legislative language to allow counties to reorganize port districts and change how port commissioners are selected. The proposal includes provisions for separating port functions and modifying commissioner election methods.

Washington State legislation (H-602/79) amending aircraft noise abatement laws. The act modifies distance restrictions for port district noise mitigation programs, changing limits from three miles to six miles beyond runway ends and from fifteen hundred to thirty-three hundred feet from runway centerlines for defining ‘impacted areas’.

Meeting agenda for the Policy Advisory Committee of the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan, a joint effort between the Port of Seattle and King County. The meeting covers committee reorganization, Sea-Tac Westside developments, King County capital improvement projects, and noise remedy programs.

Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to Virginia E. Dana expressing concerns about the Concorde aircraft (supersonic) and federal regulations permitting noisier aircraft operations. Ford discusses how this undermines the Sea-Tac Communities Plan’s cornerstone principle that aircraft should become quieter, not noisier.

Letter from Donald G. Shay to Charles Schuh regarding a proposal for Barbara Summers to become a full voting member of the Policy Advisory Committee. Shay explains the current citizen representation structure and expresses opposition to increasing membership solely for an additional Westside member.

Notice from King County Councilman Paul Barden announcing a Planning and Community Committee meeting to discuss a letter from the Port of Seattle regarding the SEA-TAC COMMUNITIES PLAN. The meeting is open to the public but not a public hearing.

Letter from Port of Seattle President Henry T. Simonson to King County Councilwoman Bernice Stern regarding decisions on two specific areas adjacent to Sea-Tac International Airport: the West acquisition area and the southeast conversion area. The Port concludes against acquiring the westside area due to costs and recommends addressing the southeast conversion area through noise