For the past several years there has been a lot of energy directed at creating Federal legislation to correct the systemic unfairness we all experience living near a large airport like Sea-Tac. On the surface, this makes perfect sense: the FAA has direct authority over all airports. And many, many attempts at obtaining relief by
HB2315 (Port Package Update) Frequently Asked Questions
Now that HB2315 (the ‘Port Package Update’ bill) has passed, we’re getting a ton of questions. Here are some answers. If you don’t see your question here, please contact us, but please be specific about what you are asking about, include your address and phone number and above all please be patient! We are only
An Open Letter To Joel Wachtel re. HB2315
Mr. Wachtel is a member of the SeaTac City Council and chairs their Aviation Advisory Committee. The following letter was e-mailed to key Councilmembers in Des Moines, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Tukwila and Federal Way. Hi Joel, As I mentioned at yesterday’s Highline Forum, HB2315 is moving ahead very fast. There have been two hearings so
Local Government Hearing on HB2315
Port Package Update bill. Come give Public Comment John L. O’Brien Building, Olympia Original bill: https://seatacnoise.info/bookmark/hb2315/
SB6214 First Public Hearing
If you can, please us in Olympia in the J.A. Cherberg Building to provide public comment on SB6214. This is a bill sponsored by Karen Keiser and Tina Orwall which will, if passed, provide the first step towards obtaining updates and repairs for the nearly 10,000 homes and buildings with Port Packages. I cannot stress
HB2315
Installing, repairing, replacing, and updating mitigation equipment installed within an impacted area. Sponsors: Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Pellicciotti Companion Bill: SB 6214
SB6214
Installing, repairing, replacing, and updating mitigation equipment installed within an impacted area. Installing, repairing, replacing, and updating mitigation equipment installed within an impacted area. Sponsors: Keiser Companion Bill: HB2315 Original Bill: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6214.pdf
Little-understood, unregulated particles pollute neighborhoods under Sea-Tac flight paths, UW study finds
Kent Palosaari, his son Kai and daughter Mira in SeaTac. University of Washington researchers say emissions are polluting communities near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and Palosaari worries that the… (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) More By Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter Kent Palosaari’s persistent cough started eight years after he moved
2020 Washington State Senate Bill 6168 Sec. 603 (42) Indoor Air Quality Study
State Budget (SENATE BILL 6168, Sec. 603) (42) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 is provided solely for the department of environmental and occupational health sciences to provide an air quality report. The report will study the relationship between indoor and outdoor ultrafine particle air quality at sites with vulnerable populations,
A Letter To Tina Orwall re. Port Package Legislation
Tina Orwall is a State Representative For the 33rd District. This letter is in regard to a conversation I had with her re. her proposed legislation to revise RCW 53.54 to help with Port Package Problems. There is a discussion of long-term strategic goals, including a Community Agency to administer relations with the Port. Thank