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Port Commission approves $1.9M in Economic Development Grants

But are Airport Communities really being served? At today’s Port of Seattle Commission meeting, the Port approved the 2025–2026 Economic Development Partnership Program — allocating up to $1.9 million in funding for economic initiatives in cities throughout King County. Agenda Packet   While the Port frames this as a generous regional investment, a closer look

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Port Commission Meeting features SAMP EA and Tax Levy

Four hours, 700 pages Meeting Agenda It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.   Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA Presentation (Item #11a SAMP EA Presentation) Sarah Potter: Landrum & Brown, Steve Rybold and Sarah Cox: Port of Seattle Today’s Commission meeting was

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Property Tax Levy 2023 (and a few words about sex trafficking)

Commissioners, It’s with an increasingly heavy heart I take in your  discussion of the Property Tax Levy every year now. Despite your claims to be the most progressive commission ever, the tax levy is evidence that your relationship with the cities under the flight path, especially fence line communities like Des Moines, is steadily becoming