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Port of Seattle Regular Meeting Jul 9, 2024

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2024-07-10
Port Commission approves last piece of Des Moines Creek West

Unexpected community response leads to discussion on improved environmental remediation The July 9, 2024 meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission marked a small but potentially meaningful victory for the Des Moines community. Item 8d Des Moines Creek West Tract C on their consent agenda was to sign off on the sale of the last

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2024-07-09
Commission special meeting agenda, July 9, 2024

The Port of Seattle Commission held a Special Meeting on July 9, 2024, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, covering routine business items such as approval of meeting minutes, claims totaling over $169 million, and authorization for various contracts and purchases. The agenda also included a proclamation celebrating the 75th anniversary of Sea-Tac Airport, along with staff presentations on workforce development, childcare services, and apprenticeship and priority hire programs. No agenda items specifically addressing airport noise policy were included in this meeting.

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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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