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  • Second Airport: Arguing about capacity won’t work

    I got several objections to my last post on SB5370 and specifically my public comment at the Senate Transportation Committee Hearing: Go to 57:00 But at the risk of sounding demagogic, I have to remind readers that our job is to tell the truth. And the truth is that siting a second airport will have
    CategoriesLegislation TagsSB5370, Second Airport
  • Our Co-dependent Love Affair SB5370

    TVW Video (Discussion & Comments 40:00) Have you ever been in a relationship that you knew was bad for you? And not just you, I mean for both of you? But for any number of reasons, you just keep slugging it out, year after year. You (or they) keep telling yourself all the reasons it’s
    CategoriesLegislation TagsKaren Keiser, SB5370, Second Airport
  • SB 5370 (Siting a second regional airport)

    A bill, co-sponsored by State Senator Karen Keiser, to site a second regional airport as an alternative to Sea-Tac International Airport. Follow the link to get e-mail notifications and provide your support. SB 5370 Original Bill
    CategoriesLegislation TagsSecond Airport
  • 2018-11-29

    *Why There Is No Second Airport In Site

    I admit to a bit of Schadenfreüde whenever I attend a public forum of electeds where the potential siting of a second airport is to be discussed. Because I know I’ll be witnessing my electeds feeling frustrated, patronised and condescended to. Which is how I feel a hundred or so times a year when I
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsCACC, Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, Port Of Seattle, Second Airport
  • 1999-11-12

    EXH AR043120: Supplemental Airport Site Wetland and Stream Analysis

    Parametrix, Inc. prepared this Supplemental Airport Site Wetland and Stream Analysis for Port Of Seattle, dated November 12, 1999 (AR 043120). The report analyzes wetland and stream conditions at three supplemental airport candidate sites — Arlington, Lake Sawyer, and Frederickson — comparing 1994 MSA study findings with 1998 field-verified wetland boundary data. Includes tables comparing
    TagsACC, Environmental Impact Statement, NEPA, Pollution Control Hearings Board, Port Of Seattle, Second AirportFolderBox 18
  • 1999-08-10

    Port Of Seattle Submittals to Expert Panel: Airport Litigation Documents (1994–1997)

    This archival record (Box 1314) contains airport litigation documents from 1994–1997, held by the Puget Sound Regional Council's Administration office. Key materials include a Growth Management Staff Advisory Committee policy analysis on siting a major supplemental airport in the Central Puget Sound region, Port of Seattle submittals to an expert panel in response to a 1/9/95 Noise Order, and exhibits provided to attorney David Bricklin in 1997. The records are stored at the Washington State Archives.
    TagsExpert Arbitration Panel, Port Of Seattle, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, Second AirportFolderRecords Transferred to WA State Archives
  • 1314 POS submittals to panel archives pdf
    1999-08-10

    Port Of Seattle Submittals to Expert Panel: Airport Litigation Documents (1994–1997)

    This archival record (CID 10989, Box 01282, Historical Box No. 1314) was prepared by Angie Daniels on 10 August 1999 for the Administration Office of Record. Contents include Airport Litigation Documents: Growth Management Staff Advisory Committee policy analysis on siting a major supplemental airport in the Central Puget Sound Region (8/10/94), Port of Seattle submittals to an expert panel in response to a 1/9/95 Noise Order (2/23/95 and 10/16/95), and lawsuit exhibits provided to David Bricklin (Books 1 and 2, 8/26/97), now held at WA State Archives.
    TagsExpert Arbitration Panel, Port Of Seattle, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, Second AirportFolderRecords Transferred to WA State Archives
  • 1995-03-23

    EXH AR038633: Major Supplemental Airport Feasibility Study — Summary Report

    Major Supplemental Airport Feasibility Study Summary Report dated March 23, 1995, sponsored by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), prepared by TAMS Consultants, Inc. in association with Pacific Rim Resources and Parametrix, Inc. The report covers site analysis, noise impact areas (65 Ldn contours), access analysis, instrument approach capability, local airspace evaluation, site constructability, site
    TagsACC, EIS, Noise, Pollution Control Hearings Board, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, Second AirportFolderBox 16
  • 1994-05-27

    Twelve Sites Identified as Potential Supplemental Airports

    In May 1994, the Puget Sound Regional Council announced that consultants had identified 12 potential sites for a major supplemental airport in the central Puget Sound region, narrowed down from an initial list of 25 candidates. The sites, stretching from Stanwood in the north to the Tanwax Lake area in Pierce County in the south, were deemed to have no flaws severe enough to rule them out from further consideration. The study was part of a broader effort to determine whether a supplemental airport could relieve pressure on Sea-Tac and potentially eliminate the need for a controversial third runway.
    TagsAirport Expansion, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, Regional Aviation Baseline Study, Second AirportFolderPuget Sound Regional Council
  • 1992-10-05

    Airport Alternative Committee October 5, 1992 meeting notes

    These documents relate to the Airport Alternative Committee's October 1992 meeting, which brought together cities, community organizations, and citizen groups concerned about aircraft noise around Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport. The committee evaluated criteria and requirements for addressing airport expansion, including minimizing noise impact on the largest number of people, maximizing aircraft and ground safety, and providing 750 operations capacity by the year 2020. Alternative airport sites such as Vancouver, Black Lake, Fort Lewis, Portland, McCord, Arlington, and SeaTac were also discussed.
    CategoriesCorrespondence Tagscommittee meeting, Noise, RCAA, Sea-Tac Airport, Second AirportFolderRCAA

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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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