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1941: The Civil Aeronautics Administration approaches Seattle and Tacoma, offering to level the ground and build an airport runway if a city would offer the land, build a terminal and operate the airport. Neither city agrees. 1942: The Seattle Port Commission votes to assume responsibility for the new airport, coming up with two possible sites: west of

Jan 24, 2003 By Dave Birkland Seattle Times staff reporter Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson, accused of hiding campaign contributions that reportedly swayed the council’s stance on the third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, resigned at last night’s City Council meeting. The resignation surprised everyone on the council, said Council member Bob Sheckler. “He (Wasson)

By Lisa Pemberton-Butler Seattle Times staff reporter DES MOINES – School and government officials signed a $200 million deal today to reduce deafening jet noise heard in 15 schools located under the flight path of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The historic agreement — reached by the Highline School District, the Port of Seattle, the Federal

By Lisa Pemberton-Butler Seattle Times staff reporter DES MOINES – School and government officials signed a $200 million deal today to reduce deafening jet noise heard in 15 schools located under the flight path of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The historic agreement — reached by the Highline School District, the Port of Seattle, the Federal

Feb 2, 1999 CANDIDATES, please. Two positions on the Port of Seattle commission are on the ballot this fall. If tradition holds, incumbents Gary Grant and Clare Nordquist will seek re-election and face minor opposition from unknowns who are driven more by a generalized beef with the Port than an informed set of ideas. The

Marc Stiles, Christy True Seattle Times South Bureau SEATAC – After 18 years of off-again, on-again planning, North SeaTac Park opened last week with a celebration that included baseball, apple pie and rave reviews. The dedication ceremony for the $5 million first phase of the park – the second-largest in King County after Marymoor Park

Marc Stiles Seattle Times South Bureau SEATAC – The 1998 third-runway dirt haul, scheduled to begin early next month, will be more than twice the size of last year’s. And the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport project is just getting started. Airport officials say haul sizes will continue to increase in the coming years and that the

David Schaefer Seattle Times Staff Reporter AS PREPARATIONS begin for building a new runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a coalition of cities is spending millions of tax dollars on lawsuits and public relations trying to stop the massive project. The Port of Seattle, meanwhile, will spend millions in public funds to keep it from being

Lisa Pemberton-Butler Seattle Times Business Reporter King County voters may be asked later this year if they’d like to change the Port of Seattle’s name to the Port of King County, reflecting that its money comes from taxpayers across the county. A group called King County Citizens for an Accountable Port yesterday turned in a

Jack Broom Seattle Times Staff Reporter Let’s say you’ve been looking for a better view, but you don’t want to leave the neighborhood. Instead, you bring in fill dirt to raise your property so you can see over all your neighbors. Somehow you get the dirt to form a nice column straight up from your