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  • 1996-11-25

    Letter from A. Brown to City of Burien: Comments on South King County Impact Assistance and Mitigation Studies Team Draft

    A Normandy Park resident and aerospace engineering manager submitted detailed comments in November 1996 criticizing a draft impact study related to Sea-Tac Airport's proposed Third Runway, arguing that the analysis underestimated real estate value losses, air pollution risks, and traffic disruptions caused by the project. The letter contends that home values in Normandy Park stagnated or declined after the Third Runway was publicly announced, and that any valid property value assessment must use baseline figures from before negative publicity began. The author also challenges the study's air quality modeling assumptions and traffic analysis, warning that the Port of Seattle would selectively cite favorable findings while ignoring methodological flaws.
  • 1996-10-21

    City of Burien Memorandum: South King County Airport Impact Assistance and Mitigation Studies

    A 1996 City of Burien memorandum outlines preliminary findings from a regional study on the socio-economic and environmental impacts of Sea-Tac Airport's proposed expansion and third runway. Estimated mitigation costs for five South King County cities totaled $3.05 billion over twenty years, with Burien alone facing roughly $800 million in costs and over $190 million in single-family property value losses by 2020. The study argues that because the airport's benefits are spread across the broader Puget Sound region while its costs—including noise, traffic, and a reduced tax base—fall disproportionately on a handful of nearby communities, targeted mitigation funding is both an equity issue and a necessity.
  • 1996-01-22

    HB2825 – 1996 proposed study of impacts of airport noise on property values

    Washington House Bill 2825, introduced in January 1996, directed the state's Legislative Transportation Committee to study how airport-related impacts — including noise, air quality, water quality, and traffic — affect residential property values near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The study area was to include all homes within the 55 LDN noise contour and the nearby cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Sea-Tac, and Tukwila, using accepted methods such as the 'neighborhood pair' model. Up to $75,000 was appropriated for the study, with a final report due to legislative committees by December 15, 1996.
  • 1996-01-22

    House Bill 2825 – Study of Airport Noise

    Washington House Bill 2825, introduced in January 1996, directed the state's Legislative Transportation Committee to study how airport-related impacts — including noise, air quality, water quality, and traffic — affect residential property values near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The study area was to include all homes within the 55 LDN noise contour and the nearby cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Sea-Tac, and Tukwila, using accepted methods such as the 'neighborhood pair' model. Up to $75,000 was appropriated for the study, with a final report due to legislative committees by December 15, 1996.
  • 1975-02-02

    Noise Remedies (PARKS/850/14/10)

    A comprehensive document from Ed Parks outlining noise remedy programs for Sea-Tac Airport post Sea-Tac Communities Plan, divided into source reduction programs and community-based remedies. The document discusses strategies to minimize aircraft noise at the source, including REFAN and Glide Slope, and addresses secondary annoyance factors affecting noise-impacted residential neighborhoods through stabilization and strengthening programs.
  • 1973-01-11

    Engrossed House Bill No. 97

    Engrossed House Bill No. 97, introduced in Washington State's 43rd Legislature in January 1973, establishes the right of property owners to seek compensation in inverse condemnation actions when their property value is diminished due to highway, aviation, or airport operations. Qualifying impacts include noise, vibrations, air pollution, water pollution, loss of view or scenery, and risk to life from nearby traffic. The bill also limits recovery to properties within one-quarter mile of a highway right-of-way or within one hundred yards of an airport facility, and requires actions to be filed within three years of the alleged taking or damaging.
  • 1960-01-14

    Cheskov v. Port of Seattle

    A Landmark Case on Airport Noise, Property Rights, and Limitations. When homeowners living near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport sought compensation for plummeting property values caused by constant aircraft noise, they set the stage for a pivotal 1960 Washington Supreme Court ruling. In *Cheskov v. Port of Seattle*, the court tackled two critical legal questions: Could the Port of Seattle be held liable for property damage caused by airport noise and vibration? And could airlines be held responsible for occasional low-altitude flights over private land? While the court acknowledged that plaintiffs suffered real, substantial property damage, their claims against the Port were ultimately barred by the statute of limitations. Meanwhile, the airlines faced findings of technical trespass — but only nominal damages were awarded. Each of the various opportunities for homeowners has long since been barred by Federal and State statutes.