April 19, 2003

Sea-Tac’s Dirty-Fill Bill Passed by Legislature Despite Vigorous Opposition by Environmental Groups
The “dirty-fill bill” designed by Sea-Tac Airport to overcome a critical ruling by the Pollution Control Hearings Board passed the House of Representatives on Friday evening, 18 April, on a bitterly-contested 61-25 vote. More...

Comment Period Extended for Sea-Tac Pollution Permit Renewal;  Commenters At Hearing Say, “Good, Could Be Better”
The comment period for the renewal of Sea-Tac Airport’s water-pollution permit has been extended to close of day, Monday, 21 April. More...

County Department Retracts
Go–Ahead Document for
Maury Island Mining
Under fire from opponents of Maury Island gravel mining, the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services has withdrawn its determination that a supplemental environmental impact statement was not needed for the radically redesigned loading dock required by the mining project. More...

Boeing Company Plans May Impact
Renton Airport and Boeing Field
As the result of Boeing Company plans for changes at its Renton plant, the City of Renton is looking at possible future uses of portions, or all, of the facility. More...

King County International Gets New Director
Robert Burke has been appointed as Director of King County International Airport, effective 1 April. More...

RCAA Website opens
"What's the Latest" Page
The RCAA website has opened a page covering the latest news on Sea-Tac expansion and other airport news. Updated weekly, the page can be found at www.rcaanews.org/latest.htm .

 

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Local photographer & chair of CASE, Brett Fish, receives an outstanding community service award for his work on water quality in Highline area creeks.