This 1999 newsletter from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs covers major controversies surrounding Sea-Tac Airport's proposed third runway, including a 31% cost jump bringing construction estimates to $773 million, unresolved wetlands permits requiring the filling of 18+ acres of wetlands and 3,000 linear feet of streams, and disputes over water rights and environmental impacts on local creeks. The newsletter also reports on related issues including a rejected conveyor-belt proposal to transport runway fill, a $500,000 state-funded aquifer study, and separate local disputes over float planes on Seattle's waterfront and helicopter leases at Boeing Field.Open full document
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This newsletter covers the 31% cost increase for Sea-Tac Airport’s proposed third runway, bringing construction costs to $773 million, along with unresolved wetlands permit issues involving stream filling and replacement wetlands. Additional stories cover the Boeing Field helicopter lease controversy, a downtown Seattle float plane permit appeal, and a $500,000 state appropriation to study aquifer impacts from runway fill operations.