Washington bill HB 2103 and SB5955 call for Port of Seattle to dedicate portions of new tax revenue to mitigate noise and air pollution for those who live under the most common flight paths, within 10 miles of SeaTac, as well as fix failed noise mitigation packages (see WA HB 1847 from 2019-20).

More flights means more business and more money for the port, but more noise and air pollution in your ears and lungs. Let’s make the fuckers pay for it.

These are the bills, and they need your support:

HB 2103 (for the 2023-2024 session) https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2103&Chamber=House&Year=2023

SB 5955 (for the 2023-2024 session) https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5955&Year=2023&Initiative=false

If you feel like helping, do the following BEFORE MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22nd:

  • click each of the links above
  • on each page, find the green button that says “Send a comment on this bill to your legislators” and click it
  • fill out the comment page with your address and info (making sure to click the “Verify Your District” button to ensure the right people get the note).
  • You can use this boilerplate text:

My name is XXXXXX and I live at XXXXXX. I and my family experience air and noise pollution from airplanes coming from SeaTac Airport. [ Explain how you are impacted with examples like “I/my XX ​have/has asthma, I get stressed, I can’t sleep.” ] This bill will help the Port keep its environmental and community-related values. I strongly support HB2103 and SB 5955. Please DO PASS to the sake of our health and lives.

Respectfully, [Your name, and if you want family or household names with their permission.]

That’s enough political engagement for one day.

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