TagPort Package Program Updates(64)
Port Packages (explained here) are the sound insulation systems installed by the Port of Seattle to over 9,400 single family homes and dozens of apartment buildings and schools under the flight path.
Unfortunately, many of those sound insulation systems developed any number of problems. This tag concerns efforts to obtain relief (including repair and replacement) since those problems were first identified back in the late 1990’s.
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2024-02-20Bill Analysis: E2SSB 5955 – Mitigating Harm and Improving Equity in Large Port Districts
Washington State bill E2SSB 5955 creates a grant program, running through July 1, 2029, managed by the Department of Commerce to help large port districts — primarily the Port of Seattle, which operates Sea-Tac Airport — repair or replace faulty noise mitigation equipment installed in nearby homes, and address any structural damage caused by that equipment. Port districts can hire building inspectors or partner with their county to inspect affected properties, and must apply for grant funds when inspections reveal problems. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee will review the program's effectiveness by July 1, 2028. -
Port Package Update Program Outreach!
Understanding the new program and how we can continue to help If you own a home in Burien, Des Moines, Kent or SeaTac, and have a sound insulation system (called a Port Package), you may be experiencing problems such as mold and water damage to your windows, doors and ceilings. You may also have just -
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2024-02-16
E2SSB5955 Immediate Call To Action!
Two minutes to get Port Package Updates passed this month! 1E2SSB5955, the Port Package Update bill we’ve all been waiting for, has passed in the Senate and now needs to go through the same process in the House. We’ll have an Explainer Post shortly. But for now, we simply need two minutes of your time -
2024-02-13Order 2024-04: Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program
In February 2024, the Port of Seattle Commission proposed Order 2024-04, directing an assessment of previously installed noise insulation packages to be completed by end of 2024, with findings reported to Commissioners by January 21, 2025. The order also establishes a Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program, backed by an initial $5 million commitment, to identify and fix aging or ineffective insulation in homes near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Priority for repairs will be determined using the Port's equity index to ensure underserved communities are considered first. -
2024-02-12Re. Draft Order Item 10b
Commissioners. Regarding Item #10b on the February 13, 2024 meeting agenda. Please read the attached. A little more than a year ago, we asked the State Auditor’s Office to review the Port of Seattle’s noise remedy ‘programs after receiving numerous complaints from constituents. —Sen. Julia Patterson, Rep. Karen Keiser: June 10, 1998 Spoiler alert. It -
2024-02-05
SB5955 moves forward to Rules Committee. Sort of.
However last minute surprise amendments remove both funding and independent oversight! Today’s marathon Executive Session at Ways and Means was typical for a last day cut-off meeting. After almost 80 bills and nine hours, SB5955 was voted on. However, with two important sets of amendments: one by sponsor Karen Keiser, removing the independent inspector requirement, -
2024-02-03SB5955 moves to a vote in Ways and Means Committee!
Fast action bodes well for Port Package Update legislation Great job by everyone who testified and signed in Pro at today’s Senate Ways and Means hearing. Video coming soon, but we already have some good news. Within minutes of the six hour meeting’s end, SSB5955 was placed on the schedule for a committee vote this -
2024-01-30
SB5955 passes out of Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs
SB5955 (Port Package Updates) passes 4-1 with a substitute version. 16:33 Explainer 30:43 Vote (4 ‘do pass’ 1 ‘without recommendation’) (Torres, Ranking Minority Member makes no recommendation–with no explanation. That’s her smiling face in the thumbnail.) Strong support from 4 members and now goes to Ways And Means. However, the substitute bill–authored by Claudia Kaufmann -
Port of Seattle Commission Meeting January 23, 2024: No line jumping
Commissioners express Port’s true feelings on Port Package Update programs and HB2103/SB5955 I understand that there are failed packages out there. I don’t doubt it. But the reality is that they don’t get to jump the line if there are houses out there that never got packages to begin with. So before we address the