Truth In Aviation, Newsletter of the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs March 19, 2004

March 25, 2004
Vol.11, No.2

Late Breaking News--Wescot
Loses In Appellate Court
see our What's the Latest Page

Port of Seattle Seeks $198.1 Million
Bail-out from Feds for Runway
The Seattle daily papers have reported a closed-doors effort by the Port of Seattle to snag a huge Federal bail-out for the third-runway project (another $198.1 million). ...more

Sea-Tac Needs $192.6 Million for
Two-Year Runway Construction Project
The apparent low bid for third-runway work planned for the next two years totals $192.6 million, according to figures released by Sea-Tac Airport on Monday, March 8. The bid, still under review, came from a consortium, TTI Constructors LLC, made up of three of the larger local construction firms, Scarsella Brothers, Gary Merlino, & Tri-State. ...more

King County Denies Two Key Permits
for Maury Island Gravel Mining
On March 16, two key permits for the proposed Maury Island gravel mining operation were denied by the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES). Gravel-mine operator Northwest Aggregates (also known as Glacier Northwest) had applied for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and a Shoreline Conditional Use Permit....more

Southwest Airlines Cuts
Sea-Tac Flights--Costs Too High
Southwest Airlines, which operates regional jets out of Sea-Tac, has cut its daily flights between Sea-Tac and Spokane from nine per day to only five, to reduce its high cost of doing business at Sea-Tac. ...more

Ambitious Goals Announced
For Miller-Walker Basin Plan
Possible measures to improve water quality & to reduce erosive flooding in the Miller – Walker Creeks Basin were discussed at the second public meeting on plans for the Basin, held on March 18.

The project team has set ambitious goals for the project. They hope to restore the “flow regime” to conditions as they were 30 years ago. ...more

Boeing Field Hearing on Track for April 5
Plans remain unchanged for a public hearing on Monday, April 5, on the draft environmental impact statement for Boeing Field's draft update of its Master Plan. The affair begins at 4.30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Airport's terminal building, at 7277 Perimeter Rd. So., in Seattle, just off Airport Way So. The relevant documents – which are extensive – may be viewed at

http://www.metrokc.gov/airport/masterplan/index.htm

The deadline for comments on the draft documents is April 9.

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March 25, 2004 Vol.11, No.2 Late Breaking News--Wescot Loses In Appellate Court see our What's the Latest Page Port of Seattle Seeks $198.1 Million Bail-out from Feds for Runway The Seattle daily papers have reported a closed-doors effort by the Port of Seattle to snag a huge Federal bail-out for the third-runway project (another $198.1 million). ...more Sea-Tac Needs $192.6 Million for Two-Year Runway Construction Project The apparent low bid for third-runway work planned for the next two years totals $192.6 million, according to figures released by Sea-Tac Airport on Monday, March 8. The bid, still under review, came from a consortium, TTI Constructors LLC, made up of three of the larger local construction firms, Scarsella Brothers, Gary Merlino, & Tri-State. ...more King County Denies Two Key Permits for Maury Island Gravel Mining On March 16, two key permits for the proposed Maury Island gravel mining operation were denied by the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES). Gravel-mine operator Northwest Aggregates (also known as Glacier Northwest) had applied for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and a Shoreline Conditional Use Permit....more Southwest Airlines Cuts Sea-Tac Flights--Costs Too High Southwest Airlines, which operates regional jets out of Sea-Tac, has cut its daily flights between Sea-Tac and Spokane from nine per day to only five, to reduce its high cost of doing business at Sea-Tac. ...more Ambitious Goals Announced For Miller-Walker Basin Plan Possible measures to improve water quality & to reduce erosive flooding in the Miller – Walker Creeks Basin were discussed at the second public meeting on plans for the Basin, held on March 18. The project team has set ambitious goals for the project. They hope to restore the “flow regime” to conditions as they were 30 years ago. ...more Boeing Field Hearing on Track for April 5 Plans remain unchanged for a public hearing on Monday, April 5, on the draft environmental impact statement for Boeing Field's draft update of its Master Plan. The affair begins at 4.30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Airport's terminal building, at 7277 Perimeter Rd. So., in Seattle, just off Airport Way So. The relevant documents – which are extensive – may be viewed at http://www.metrokc.gov/airport/masterplan/index.htm The deadline for comments on the draft documents is April 9. Truth in Aviation Available by Email You can now subscribe to have this newsletter conveniently delivered directly by email. Just click here, and then choose send. Back issues of Truth in Aviation Visit our homepage at rcaanews.org... Don't forget to check our What's the Latest Page for updates between newsletters.	This issue: Breaking Silence

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