This circa-2002 community advocacy document from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs opposes construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, arguing that the Port of Seattle lacked required environmental permits, had already spent over $300 million, and that the project posed serious risks to local wetlands, fish habitat, and watersheds affecting 150,000 south county residents. The document also highlights a controversial proposal to transport arsenic-laden fill material via a conveyor belt through Des Moines Beach Park and Des Moines Creek to the airport construction site. Residents are urged to contact Port commissioners and local city council members to halt the project.Open full document
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A community advocacy brochure from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA) opposing the Port of Seattle’s third runway project at Sea-Tac Airport. It outlines the legal and regulatory obstacles remaining, serious environmental concerns including wetlands destruction and contaminated fill material, and argues the runway is unnecessary and wasteful. The brochure also addresses a proposal to run a conveyor belt through Des Moines to transport arsenic-laden fill material to the airport.