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  • SAMP Draft EA: Our running list of questions

    The one thing we hear over and over from community members re. the SAMP Draft EA is “What do I say?” “How do I get started?” We get it. One way we want to help is to provide some of our questions, which we’ll be updating frequently before submitting our full comment before the December
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsSAMP, SAMP Draft EA
  • 2024-11-04

    The Cost/Benefit Analysis

    Beyond the usual suspects in the SAMP Draft EA Comment Period During the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA Comment Period (SAMP) we know most people will focus on the noise and pollution. However, we also hope that readers, and especially cities, will focus on other areas which may prove just as useful in obtaining
    CategoriesChange The Culture TagsSAMP
  • 2024-10-31

    As Sea-Tac traffic grows, so does airport communities’ need for relief

    By Brian Davis Special to The Seattle Times The Port of Seattle has unveiled a new Sustainable Airport Master Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plan will enable a huge surge in passenger and cargo traffic over the next decade. Great for the Puget Sound economy. Terrible for thousands of people who live under the
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsSAMP, Seattle Times
  • SAMP Draft EA: How to provide a great public comment

    1How to provide effective public comment by December 13, 2024 Because new ways for you to participate will likely become available, this article may be subject to updates. Introduction This is the second of a two-part article concerning the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft Environmental Assessment (SAMP Draft EA). If you’re looking for the short
    CategoriesExplainers TagsEIS, Environmental Impact Statement, SAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan
  • 2024-10-22

    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
    CategoriesMeetings TagsPort Of Seattle Commission, pos_sm_2024_10_22, Property Tax Levy, SAMP
  • Appendix A Forecast and Operational Assumptions

    TagsSAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan
  • Appendix B Purpose Need and Alternatives Supporting Information

    TagsSAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan
  • Appendix C Air Quality Climate

    TagsSAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan
  • Appendix D Biological Resources

    TagsSAMP, Sustainable Airport Master Plan
  • Appendix E Coastal Resources

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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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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