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  • 2024-10-22

    Port Of Seattle 2025–2029 Tax Levy Fund Sources and Uses Summary — Page 32

    A budget presentation slide detailing the Port of Seattle's 2025-2029 Tax Levy Fund sources ($496.6 million total, including $38.2 million prior year balance and $458.4 million projected collection) and uses ($495.7 million total, including G.O. bond debt service, environmental remediation liability, and community programs), with a projected ending 2029 levy fund balance of $0.9 million. Key assumptions include maintaining the levy at 75% of maximum allowable and using existing and new G.O. bonds to fund approximately $312 million in Seaport capital investments.
    TagsBudget, Port Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-22

    Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025–2029 — Slide 12 (Port Of Sea-Tac Draft Plan of Finance, October 2024)

    A presentation slide titled 'Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025-2029' showing a stacked bar chart of levy uses totaling approximately $565M, broken down into G.O. Debt Service ($238M), Environmental Liability Expenses ($199M), Public Expense ($3M), Capital ($25M), Transportation & Infrastructure ($28M), and Community Programs ($73M). Key notes indicate no surplus tax levy funds are expected over five years, $127M in new G.O. bonds will fund capital investments, and significant additional environmental expenses are anticipated beyond 2029.
    TagsPort Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Sea-Tac Airport, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-22

    Levy History Chart: Maximum Allowable, Actual, and Inflation-Tied Levies 1990–2025 — Slide 9 (Port Of Seattle Draft Plan of Finance, Property Tax Levy 2025)

    A line graph titled 'Levy History' showing three trends in millions of dollars from 1990 to 2025 (forecasted): the Maximum Allowable Levy (red), the Actual Levy (blue), and a Levy Tied to Inflation beginning 1990 (green dashed). The actual levy consistently falls below the maximum allowable, while tracking close to the inflation-tied projection in later years. Slide number 9 is visible in the lower right corner.
    TagsPort Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-22

    Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025–2029 — Stacked Bar Chart of Levy Uses (Page 12)

    A budget presentation slide titled 'Tax Levy Use Forecast 2025-2029' showing a stacked bar chart of levy uses totaling approximately $566 million, broken down into G.O. Debt Service ($238M), Environmental Liability Expenses ($199M), Community Programs ($73M), Transportation & Infrastructure ($28M), Capital ($25M), and Public Expense ($3M). The slide notes no surplus tax levy funds are expected over the next five years and that $127M in new G.O. bonds will fund capital investments, with significant additional environmental expenses expected beyond 2029.
    TagsBudget, Port Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderBudget 2025 Presentation
  • 2024-10-22

    Port Of Seattle Taxing Authority — 1% Limit and 45-Cent Limit Explained (Page 27)

    A presentation slide titled 'Port's Taxing Authority' (slide 25, page 652) explains the Port of Seattle's two taxing limitations: the 1% limit, under which the maximum levy for 2025 is estimated at ~$117.9 million, and the 45-cent limit, under which the 2025 cap would translate to ~$385.8 million per $1,000 of assessed value, excluding G.O. bond debt service.
    TagsPort Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-22

    Port Of Seattle Share of King County Property Tax — 2025 Tax Levy Presentation (Page 30)

    A presentation slide showing that only 1.1% of King County's $7.6 billion in 2024 property taxes went to the Port of Seattle, with the median homeowner paying $79 to the Port out of $6,946 total property tax. A bar chart compares the Port's 1.1% share against other taxing districts including State Schools (27.4%), Local Schools (27.3%), Municipal (15.7%), County (14.5%), and All Other (14.0%).
    TagsKing County, Port Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-22

    Port Of Seattle 2025 Community Program Budget Breakdown — $20.7M by Activity Area (Page 33)

    A presentation slide showing the 2025 Port of Seattle Community Program budget of $20.7M broken down by four activity areas: Economic Development ($7.4M, 35.7%), Equity, Diversity & Inclusion ($6.5M, 31.4%), Workforce Development ($5.4M, 26.1%), and SeaTac Community Relief ($1.4M, 6.8%). The slide itemizes sub-programs including Tourism Marketing Support, Diversity in Contracting, South King County Community Impact Fund (SKCCIF), OEDI Department, and Duwamish Community Equity Program (DVCEP), among others.
    TagsBudget, Port Of Seattle, Property Tax Levy, Tax LevyFolderTax Levy 2025
  • 2024-10-21

    SAMP Public Comment Process: Factsheet

    The Port of Seattle is seeking public comments on a proposed environmental review of 31 Near-Term Projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), designed to improve efficiency, safety, and access as the Puget Sound region prepares for one million additional residents by 2035. The public comment period runs from October 21 through December 5, 2024, with four in-person meetings scheduled across Federal Way, Des Moines, Burien, and SeaTac. Comments can be submitted online, by email at samp@portseattle.org, by mail, or in person, and will be considered by the FAA and Port of Seattle in finalizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment.
    Tagscommunity engagement, NEPA, Port Of Seattle, SAMP, Sea-Tac Airport, Sustainable Airport Master PlanFolderSAMP
  • 2024-10-20

    Des Moines Creek West expansion hearing

    TagsCity Of Des Moines, Des Moines Creek Business Park, Panattoni, Port Of Seattle, propertyFolderDes Moines Creek Business Park
  • 2024-10-13

    Airport Committee Meeting or Public Hearing

    Image shows a public meeting or hearing in a large conference room with audience seating on the left side and what appears to be an airport committee or board panel seated at curved tables on the right. A projection screen is visible displaying what may be airport-related content.
    CategoriesMeetings, Regular Events TagsAirport Citizen Participation Program, Airport Committees, Port Of SeattleFolderFlight Corridor Safety Program

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    Meeting Objectives Introduce the primary feedback themes identified by StART members regarding StART’s Operating Procedures and determine areas that may warrant future discussion. 5:00 PM – Welcome Meeting Management Welcome Lead: Andrés Mantilla, Facilitator, Uncommon Bridges; Wendy Reiter, Airport Managing Director, POS 5:15 PM – Dinner: All participants eat. 5:30 PM – StART Operating Procedures

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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