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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
From KIRO 710 Radio News this morning:

"Opponents of a one-point-one billion dollar third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are throwing in the towel. Suburban governments around the airport have spent millions of dollars fighting the project over the past eight years. In May, however, the Airport Communities Coalition lost a key state Supreme Court ruling that allowed work on the project to resume. Yesterday, leaders said they were dropping the group's last two legal challenges."
Thanks for posting this. Additional runways are controversial if a city is anywhere in the vicinity (YVR provides a nearby example).
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