Congratulations to those who attended last night's kick-off workshop for Sea-Tac Airport's Part 150 study! Despite a restrictive format, the public delivered a loud & clear message spelling out major issues that concern us all.
After an initial presentation, the attendees (estimated at about 200) crowded around the whiteboards in 15 break-out groups. We heard over & over that the attendees do not believe that the FAA's 65 DNL noise assessment has anything to do with noise as it is actually experienced. We heard over & over that single-event noise --not averages -- is what intrudes on people's lives. Sharp questions were raised about the five-year planning horizon: the study needs to look long-term. And what will the Airport look like, what will it sound like, at its maximum? At the concluding, wrap-up session, there was widespread spontaneous applause for comments that the region needs two more airports, & for the suggestion that if the present noise cannot be fixed, the airport should be moved. Less-controversial comments included pleas for more noise insulation, more buy-outs, more sellers' assistance programs.
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I wish this workshop had started a little later, so those of us who don't get off work until 5 could have attended. I want to echo the pleas for more noise insulation.
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