Janice was invited to be on the El Centro board to maintain a community connection. Tana resigned from the planning committee, which leaves quite a void. Leadership of the planning committee is up in the air, so Roger's looking for suggestions, help, and new blood. SoundRights , a group dedicated to mitigating all noise problems, gave a brief presentation. The group came together from various Seattle neighborhoods who banded together to gain a better say.
Medical studies show damaging effects of long-term noise.
SoundRights's mission is to educate people and bring community groups together to boost their clout. They have a newsletter and website. They are trying to get the word out, and demand to have airport people explain their plans to mitigate noise. In Seattle's environmental action plans, the parts concerning monitoring SeaTac noise abatement has been shrinking. Lorna mentioned that air pollution may be one way to tackle noise problems, since more laws exist to regulate pollution than noise.