Progress will tear down Jo Strong's house, practically new since it was rebuilt after a fire three years ago. And the house Carol Richard has called home since 1950 will exist only in memory. As the families move, bulldozers will come to erase evidence that children were raised, gardens were tended or lives were lived here. It's not fair. It's awful to be able to just come in and say you have to move.
Growth cares little for sentiment.
Airport officials say the third runway is vital. Frequent poor weather means jets can land on only one Sea-Tac runway, leading to delays that could worsen as traffic increases. The 8,500-foot third runway, which will essentially follow what is now 12th Avenue South, is to be finished in 2004. And it will be just far enough west to wipe out whole neighborhoods. In addition to the 388 single- family homes, expansion will take 260 condominiums and apartments, most from the Lora Lake complex.