Take a close look at this impact study done more than two decades ago, which includes these opening paragraphs:
(click on image to view a downloadable copy of the report)
Twenty years later, how well have the Port of Seattle (POS) and local elected officials applied the content in this study, to protect and serve the local residents and taxpayers?
Is the proper BALANCE in place, so that the airport serves the local community rather than destroy it?
Is KSEA becoming yet one more case of an over-expanded airport creating benefits for airlines and the industry, at great costs in destroyed communities and lost quality of life?