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An internal deliberative memo from Erik Stockdale to Jeannie Summerhays and Ray Hellwig recommending an open-ended ‘Time and Materials’ contract for Dyanne Sheldon to review the natural resource mitigation plan for the Port of Seattle project. The memo outlines specific tasks including reviewing compliance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, field verifying wetlands, coordinating with the Corps of Engineers, and drafting 401 conditions. It also recommends establishing a firewall between Sheldon and the Port of Seattle.

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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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