County Council Sets Hearing Dates of 16 & 26 September for KCIA Part 150 Study

The recommendations from King County Airport's Part 150 study will be the subject of two hearings before the King County Council in September, to complete County approval of the study's noise-abatement proposals.

The recommendations from King County Airport's Part 150 study will be the subject of a briefing, followed by a public hearing, on Monday, 16 September, before the Council's Committee of the Whole, according to a notice issued by Anne Noris, Clerk of the Council (206) 296-1020). The briefing will begin at 9.30 a.m.

A second hearing is on the recommendations scheduled before the Labor, Operations, and Technology Committee (LOT), according to Mike Alvine (296-0350), a staffer with the Committee. The meeting starts at 9:30, but there will be another briefing before the Part 150 that will probably last about 45 minutes, according to Mr Alvine.

Action by the full Council could occur on 30 September, depending on action by the LOT committee.

The recommendations from the study were unanimously endorsed by the Study Advisory Committee, were fully supported by Airport management and by the County Executive. Seattle Council on Airport Affairs is strongly encouraging the County Council to accept the recommendations as well, so that they can be forwarded promptly to the FAA for its lengthy review and approval process.

Both hearings will be held in the Council's chambers, Room 1001, 10th floor of the County Court House, Third & James, Seattle. Visitors to the Court House are subject to security inspection and searches, and Court House rules forbid bringing any sort of weapon, even pocket knives, into the building.