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Highlights for next week include: This time of year, meetings are light. Burien has a Special Meeting on Thursday. Remember to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug 4. SAMP Deadline is this month on August 20
Key Civic Meetings
Monday, Aug 3
No major meetings scheduled
Tuesday, Aug 4
REMINDER - Primary Election Day
August 4 is Washington’s primary and special election day. Ballots must be deposited in an official drop box by 8 p.m. or postmarked by Election Day.
Reminder: Vote by Tuesday, Aug. 4 – Here’s What Highline Area Voters Need to Know
The clock is ticking... Where is your ballot? Here’s how and where Burien, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Des Moines voters can return ballots.
Staff Writer
Wednesday, Aug 5
No major meetings scheduled
Thursday, Aug 6
🏙️6:00 pm — Burien City Council Special Meeting- (will post AGENDA when available)
Burien City Hall, 400 SW 152nd St. (1st Floor). Burien
New Burien Councilmember Patricia Hudson will attend her first meeting and may be sworn in, and discussion of the new budget
REMINDER
Thursday, August 20, 2026
✈️ 5:00 pm — Public Comments Deadline for Sustainable Airport Master Plan for SeaTac Airport (SAMP)
Cities Share SAMP Comment Resources as Public Deadline Moves to Aug. 20
Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac offer resources and comment templates as the public comment deadline for the airport expansion moves to Aug. 20.
Stuart Jenner
Comments may be submitted by:
- Email: SAMP@portseattle.org
- Online: Through the SAMP project website
- Mail:
Steve Rybolt
Aviation Environment and Sustainability
Port of Seattle
P.O. Box 68727
Seattle, WA 98168
Mailed comments must be postmarked by 5 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2026 to be considered.
According to the Port, the draft document is available online from the Available Materials section of the SAMP Environmental Review for Near-Term Projects website, which also lists specific locations where a hard copy may be reviewed.
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