That the Sea-Tac International Airport neighbor communities have been, and want to be, proud hosts and partners, working, living, and playing in harmony and collaboration with the Port of Seattle; That human health and the environment in the airport neighbor communities remain unfairly burdened by aircraft operations when compared to the benefits these same operations generate for the entire region and State of Washington, and that this disparity has not been compensated; That the World Health Organization 2018 Environmental Noise Guidelines recommend immediate substantial policy action reducing aircraft noise and providing increased mitigation for airport neighbor communities; That the Port of Seattle Long Range Plan – Century Agenda does not include reducing the impact on human health or the environment of the airport neighbor communities as an objective, strategy, or priority; That the Port of Seattle in 2018 deleted the requirement that it would “ensure a sustainable quality of life” for King County residents from its bylaws and mission statement; That the Port of Seattle in 2018 amended its bylaws such that its mission is no longer dependent upon environmental stewardship, instead reducing environmental stewardship to a “commitment” to be “advanced;” That the Port of Seattle in 2018 amended its bylaws to remove the requirement that its mission is dependent upon collaboration with neighboring communities, and instead reducing collaboration to a “commitment” to be “advanced;” That trust must be restored with the airport neighbor communities negatively impacted by historic and current Port of Seattle airport operations; That restored trust must…Open full document
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