The Port of Seattle will host four public meetings this month as part of the environmental review “scoping” process of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. During scoping, the public is invited to comment on the evaluation of the potential impacts in the environmental resources categories and elements of the environment required under NEPA and SEPA as well as the reasonable range of alternatives.

The public may provide comments through September 28, the end of an official 60-day public comment period.  

The Port invites comments by email, regular mail, through an online open house, and during four public meetings scheduled during September. The online open house material is available in English, العربية ,Somali, Español, and Tiếng Việt.

·September 10 – Highline College Student Union Building 8, 2400 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA 98198 (City of Des Moines)

o   Attendees can park at Highline College’s East, North or South Parking Lot. Port staff will be at each lot’s parking pay station to distribute free parking passes to attendees.   

• September 12 – New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 (City of Seattle – Beacon Hill neighborhood)
   
• September 17 – Federal Way Community Center, 876 S 333rd St, Federal Way, WA 98003 (City of Federal Way)
   
• September 19 – SeaTac Community Center, 13735 24th Ave S, SeaTac, WA 98168 (City of SeaTac)

All public meetings will occur from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and all meetings have identical content.

SAMP Near-Term Projects planning identified projects to improve efficiency, safety, access to the airport, and support facilities for airlines and the airport to accommodate forecasted demand of 56 million passengers by 2027. 

These Near-Term Projects will be studied in this environmental review process. The proposed SAMP Near-Term Projects purpose is to meet forecasted passenger and cargo demand, comply with FAA airfield standards/guidance, improve airfield operational efficiency, provide additional fuel capacity and meet the Port’s sustainable aviation fuel initiative. 

The SAMP includes a Long-Term Vision for Sea-Tac, which includes projects that are not ripe for environmental review at this time, as they require further study and are not reasonably foreseeable. Before any of the Long-Term Vision projects are implemented, the appropriate planning and environmental review process will be conducted.