TagSea-Tac Airport(199)

Organizational chart showing the project structure for the Airspace Study of Sea-Tac International Airport and King County International Airport. Shows the management hierarchy including Port of Seattle, King County, FAA, and Washington State Department of Transportation involvement.

Memorandum from Port of Seattle Study Staff announcing a Technical Advisory Committee meeting for January 20, 1981 to discuss the Sea-Tac noise exposure forecast update. The agenda includes reviewing the previous meeting, proposed validation program for the Integrated Noise Model (INM), and first run of INM for South Flow Test Day.

Letter from Port of Seattle PAC Chairman Oris Dunham Jr. inviting PAC members to attend a community meeting with Riverton Heights citizens to discuss their grievances relating to Sea-Tac International Airport. The meeting was scheduled for November 13, 1980 at Riverton Heights Elementary School.

Meeting agenda for Policy Advisory Committee meeting on May 28, 1980 at Sea-Tac Mezzanine. Nine agenda items include long-term use of Sunset Junior High, Sea-Tac Plan Update, aircraft noise, zoning issues, beautification programs, and aviation patterns.

Letter from Port of Seattle Management Intern to Policy Advisory Committee member Virginia Dana requesting participation in an attitude evaluation survey about PAC. The letter outlines a comprehensive study process including historical review, staff interviews, and member feedback collection.

Letter from Zone 3 aircraft noise impacted community residents to King County Council expressing opposition to plans for North Sea-Tac Park recreation area. Residents list 10 reasons for their opposition including safety concerns, noise issues, and preference for property acquisition and noise remedy programs first.

A memorandum from James Branch documenting 23 questions raised by the public at a Zone Three Steering Committee meeting regarding airport development, noise issues, land acquisition programs, and community concerns around Sea-Tac Airport. Questions cover topics including flight patterns, noise abatement, land use planning, and community impacts.

Meeting agenda for the Policy Advisory Committee of the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan, a joint effort between the Port of Seattle and King County. The meeting covers committee reorganization, Sea-Tac Westside developments, King County capital improvement projects, and noise remedy programs.

Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to Virginia E. Dana expressing concerns about the Concorde aircraft (supersonic) and federal regulations permitting noisier aircraft operations. Ford discusses how this undermines the Sea-Tac Communities Plan’s cornerstone principle that aircraft should become quieter, not noisier.