• 2006-02-27 00:00

    PSRC General Chronology (updated 02/27/06)

    Chronology of Regional Commercial Airport Capacity Decisions Page 1 General Chronology: Regional Commercial Airport Capacity Decisions in the Central Puget Sound Region Updated February 27, 2006 2006 WSDOT begins work on the Long-Term Air Transportation Capacity Study (LATS). 2005 New Central Terminal and Pacific Marketplace open at Sea-Tac Airport. Port of Seattle Fly Quiet Committee completes its recommendations and Port of Seattle begins implementing the Fly Quiet Program. State Legislature adopts ESSB-5121 directing the WSDOT Aviation Division to undertake a three-phase long-term statewide air transportation capacity study, to begin in 2005 and be completed in 2009. State Legislature approves partial funding for the long-term air transportation capacity study, and FAA approves funding for the remaining portion of Phases II and I. Southwest Airlines submits proposal to King County International Airport for construction of an 8-gate passenger terminal. The airline proposed to move its entire Sea-Tac Airport passenger operation to Boeing Field. Alaska Airlines submits a competing proposal to construct new passenger terminal facilities at Boeing Field. King County denies both requests, stating Boeing Field does not have enough space to accommodate both proposals, and a decision could not be made to approve one over the other. Both airlines accept the decision. 2004 New Concourse A and South Arrivals Hall open at Sea-Tac Airport. PSRC Executive Board adopts Resolution EB-04-01 encouraging the State to address long- range air transportation capacity needs as they update the Washington Transportation Plan. 2003 Port creates Fly Quiet committee to find innovative ways to further reduce…
  • 2004-05-14 23:07

    PORT OF SEATTLE v. Airport Communities Coalition;  Citizens Against Seatac Expansion;  and State of Washington, Department of Ecology, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondents/Cross-Petitioners. (2004)

    Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. PORT OF SEATTLE, a port district of the State of Washington, Petitioner, v. The POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondent, Airport Communities Coalition;  Citizens Against Seatac Expansion;  and State of Washington, Department of Ecology, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondents/Cross-Petitioners. No. 73419-4. Decided:
  • 2003-11-18 16:37

    Washington State Supreme Court Oral Arguments Port of Seattle v PCHB

      Transcript Origination Notice: Transcriptions are machine-generated and may not have been proofread or corrected. Transcriptions are reference, search and assistive in nature only and are NOT an official transcript of this video 00:00:00.530 — Next on t.v. debut the Washington State Supreme Court listens to oral arguments in the case of Port of Seattle
  • 2003-08-18 20:40

    Airport Communities Coalition v. Graves, 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (W.D. Wash. 2003)

    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington – 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (W.D. Wash. 2003) August 18, 2003 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (2003) AIRPORT COMMUNITIES COALITION, Plaintiff, v. Colonel Ralph H. GRAVES, Commander and District Engineer of the Seattle District, United States Army Corps of Engineers; United States Army Corps of
  • 2003-07-10 17:07

    IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON

      Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. IN RE: the RECALL Charges Against City of Des Moines Mayor Donald WASSON, Councilmember Richard Benjamin, Councilmember Gary Peterson and Councilmember Maggie Steenrod. No. 73036-9. Decided: July 10, 2003 David H. Middleton & Associates PS, David Middleton, Federal Way, for appellant. Des Moines City Attorney’s Office, Linda Marousek, Asst., Des
  • 2003-03-25 17:22

    Ex-Des Moines mayor fined $2,500

    PDC bars Wasson from seeking office over plot to pack council By STEVEN FRIEDERICH, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER OLYMPIA — Former Des Moines Mayor Don Wasson has been ordered to pay $2,500 in fines by the state Public Disclosure Commission and instructed never to run for public office again or face even more damages. “He developed
  • 2003-03-13 17:11

    Wasson quits Des Moines council, admits wrongdoing

    DES MOINES — Embattled City Councilman Don Wasson resigned last night, acknowledging wrongdoing in a Public Disclosure Commission case involving charges that he and a local businessman concealed $49,000 in campaign contributions. Wasson, the subject of a recall campaign, had previously stepped down as mayor but said he intended to remain a member of the
  • 2003-01-23 17:12

    Embattled Des Moines mayor abruptly quits

    Campaign inquiry was a ‘distraction,’ Wasson says By JEFFREY M. BARKER AND CANDACE HECKMAN, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERS DES MOINES — Mayor Don Wasson, under siege in this suburban city over an investigation into campaign-finance irregularities, resigned last night. Wasson’s surprise resignation as mayor took effect after last night’s City Council meeting. He intends to remain
  • 2002-08-12 00:00

    Pollution Control Hearings Board Case No. 01-160

    March 18-29, 2002. The Board was comprised of Kaleen Cottingham, presiding, Robert V. Jensen, and William H. Lynch. The Appellant, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), and Intervenor, Citizens Against Airport Expansion (CASE), challenge the Port of Seattle‘s (Port)
  • 2002-05-01 00:00

    C.A.S.E. MEETING MINUTES May 1, 2002

    +Senator Karen Keiser: new 33rd District Senator 7:05pm - A State Senate Transportation Committee hearing will be held on July 18th. On the agenda is consideration of the need for a second regional airport. This is the first step of many to get the legislature to approve the study and proceed to site a new airport. Meeting to be held in neutral Wenatchee. + Welcome comments by CASE President Brett Fish 7:10 pm In the News: The Port is shooting Canadian Geese across from Sunnydale grade school. The Port does the FAA requirement & the Fish & Wildlife permits to keep birds away from the airport. Brett contacted KOMO & KING TV and South and East County Journal picked it up along with Tacoma News Tribune ... all talking abut the geese. Brett then showed a recording of the KOMO TV New article questioning the use of firearms around homes, business and schools. The Port needs to disperse information to the schools before shooting. The Highline Times ran an advertisement "10 Reasons for a Conveyor Belt". The Westcot Co. must be desperate to be running these ads. They are also running TV adds on CNN, History Channel, Cable News & Fox. For all of this media advertising blitz, as of this date, only 2 favorable e-mail responses to the Des Moines City Hall for the conveyor and close to 100 negative against. .. Westcot's media campaign is falling way short of their goal to get the Des Moines City Council…