Public Hearing Needed To Review Permit
For Sea-Tac Third-Runway Batch-Plant
Wednesday, May 9, is the deadline for requesting the Department of Ecology to hold a public hearing on the application of Gary Merlino Construction, Inc., for a permit to operate a batch plant for third-runway paving materials on site at Sea-TacAirport, under the provisions of the general (state-wide) sand & gravel permit.
It certainly makes sense to prepare the paving materials on site. The concern is that the general sand & gravel permit does not contain the carefully-tailored environmental protections that are found in the permits now governing construction at Sea-Tac. This needs a thorough public review. Comments to Ecology should mention the need for the runway project to be governed by the strict standards of the existing permits. Comments, including a call for a public hearing, should be addressed to:
Washington State Department of Ecology
Northwest Regional Office
3190 - 160th Avenue S.E.
Bellevue, WA 98008-5452
Attention: Permit Coordinator
Comments may be submitted by e-mail to Tricia Miller at:
State-wide Aviation Studies:
Public Survey Responses Due;
No Meeting of the Minds at
Workshop on May 1
The second phase of the state-wide aviation studies is winding to a close. Take a moment to complete & mail in the official survey form about the State-wide aviation studies. (Click here for the downloadable form. By the time that you receive this newsletter, it will no longer be possible to submit the form through the Internet.)
Proposed Swap of Boeing Field for Railroad
Right-of-Way--Many Questions Remain
Although neither the Port Commission or the County Council has given approval, King County Executive Ron Sims & outgoing Port CEO Mic Dinsmore have signed a memorandum of understanding to proceed with a multi-party, multi-property swap that would turn over King County International Airport (Boeing Field) to the Port of Seattle
RCAA, C.A.S.E., & other observers of the local aviation scene have serious reservations about the proposal.
State Funding for Highline School District Program
The adopted State budget for the next two years includes an appropriation of $3.5 million, which will provide continued State financial support for the noise-mitigation programs of the Highline School District
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