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A worker in an orange safety vest and green shirt measures what appears to be a door or panel lying on a residential lawn. A box labeled 'Attic Ladder' is visible nearby, suggesting possible home modification or weatherization work.

Screenshot from the Port of Seattle Community Impacts mapping tool showing an Equity Index choropleth map centered on the Sea-Tac Airport corridor. A custom-drawn selection area covering approximately the SeaTac/Burien/Normandy Park vicinity returns an overall Equity Index rating of 'Very Low' for a population of 95,214, with demographic breakdowns showing 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 17% Black, 14% Asian, 33% foreign-born population, and 12% disabled.

A 2024 aerial map of a single street in Des Moines showing the demographic outcomes of 13 PORT (noise insulation) packages installed in 1998. Color-coded squares identify household types: 5 original senior homeowners (4 white), 8 follow-on homeowners (5 BIPOC), 5 families with children (4 BIPOC, all follow-on), and 2 extended multi-generational households.

Aerial map dated 2024 showing one street in Des Moines, WA where 13 PORT (noise insulation) packages were installed in 1998. Color-coded markers on each parcel indicate owner status (original senior citizen owners vs. follow-on owners), race (White or BIPOC), presence of children, and multi-generational households; a legend notes 5 original homeowners (all seniors, 4 white), 8 follow-on homeowners (5 BIPOC), 5 families with children (4 BIPOC), and 2 extended/multi-generational households.

Aerial map of one street in Des Moines showing 13 Port noise-insulation (port package) installations from 1998, with color-coded markers indicating original homeowners (red), white residents (white), and BIPOC residents (blue) as of year 2000. Caption notes 13 original homeowners, no seniors, 11 white.

A June 10, 1998 letter from the Washington State Legislature to Marc Stiles, Reporter at the Seattle Times, reporting that the State Auditor's Office confirmed the Port of Seattle violated Federal Grant Assurance C.6 requirements by failing to secure written declarations of support from surrounding jurisdictions for its Sea-Tac Airport noise remedy programs. The letter notes that over $100 million in federal grants had been spent on noise insulation programs, with 6,412 of an estimated 10,000 eligible homes completed, and that Congressman Adam Smith had asked the GAO to investigate the matter.

A signed letter from Karen Keiser (State Representative, 33rd District) and Julia Patterson (State Senator, 33rd District) addressed to a newspaper, criticizing the Port's management of its home noise-insulation and transaction assistance programs, noting $130 million already spent, an additional $11 million needed to re-insulate 1,141 homes due to building-code violations, and calling for greater accountability.