North of NERA Plan, $8M Highline School Cuts Lead This Week’s Civic Meetings | March 16-19

Two issues lead this week’s civic agenda: proposed zoning changes north of Burien’s NERA district and Highline’s $8 million school budget cuts.

Meetings to Watch This Week

Burien Airport Committee — March 17
City planners will present proposed North of NERA zoning changes, giving residents another chance to hear details and offer public comment. Read more about the neighborhood's response.

Highline School Board — March 18
Board members will review $8 million in budget cuts for the coming school year. The regular meeting includes a Pacific Middle School presentation and a vote on $586,303 in Microsoft licensing, funded by the Tech Levy.

Key Civic Meetings

Tuesday, March 17
🏛️ 1:30 pm — King County Council AGENDA
✈️ 6:00 pm — Burien Airport Committee AGENDA

Wednesday, March 18
🍎 4:45 pm — Highline School Board - Work Session on Budget AGENDA
🍎 6:00 pm — Highline School Board - Regular Meeting AGENDA

Meeting Details by City

🏙️Burien:

Burien Airport Committee - March 17, 2026

• 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Burien City Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 400 SW 152nd St
• AGENDA
• Zoom: https://bit.ly/3RIItM0

City Council -

Next Meeting, Monday, March 23, 2026

• 5:30 pm-8:30 pm, Address: 400 SW 152nd
  • Agenda - will post when available
  • Zoom Virtual Link, View-only Channel 21 or livestream
  • Public Comments: Must sign up at least one hour before the scheduled commencement of the council meeting. You can sign up by completing the public comment form.

Planning Commission - 

Next Meeting, Wednesday, March 25, 2026 

• 5:30 pm, Address: 400 SW 152nd
  • Agenda - will post when available
  • Zoom Virtual Link,  View-only Channel 21 or livestream
  • Public Comments: Comments may be provided in three ways:
    • In-person Comment.
    • Written Comment - email with your comments to planningcommission@burienwa.gov.
    • Online (Zoom) Comment. Use the "Raise Your Hand" feature during the public comment portion of the agenda.

🏙️Des Moines:

City Council -

Next Meeting, Thursday, March 26, 2026

• 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.  -Address: 21630 11th Avenue S, Suite C
  • Agenda - will post when available
  • Virtual Link City Council meeting can be viewed live on the City's website, Comcast Channel 21/321, on the City’s YouTube channel.
• Public Comments: Members wishing to comment via Zoom must register in advance by emailing cityclerk@desmoineswa.gov by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Wednesday prior to the meeting.

🏙️Normandy Park:

City Council -

Next Meeting, Tuesday, April 2026 (TBA)

• 7:00 p.m., Address: 801 SW 174th Street, Normandy Park
  • Agenda - will post when available
  • Virtual Link
  • Public Comments: Public comments will be taken both in person and remotely during the meeting.

🏙️SeaTac:

City Council -

Next Meeting, Tuesday, March 24, 2026

• 6:00 p.m., Address: 4800 S 188th St,
  • Agenda - will post when available
  • Virtual Link
  • Public Comments: In-person, remote oral, and written public comment. Pre-registration is required for remote comments and encouraged for in-person comments.
    Deadline: 2:00 pm the day of the meeting.
    Instructions link: Council Meeting Hybrid Meetings and Public Comments.

🍎Highline Schools:

Highline School Board - Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026

• 6:00 p.m. Boardroom at the Central Office Building located at 15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
  • Agenda
  • Public Comments: Sign-ups open 9:00 am Monday of meeting week and close 9:00 am Wednesday. Sign up by calling 206-631-3070 or submitting the public comment form.
    

Highline Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) -

Next Meeting Monday, Mar 30, 2026

• 6:00 p.m. Boardroom at the Central Office Building located at 15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
  • No Agenda
• This is a community-led working committee preparing a future school bond proposal.
• Meetings are open for the public to attend and listen.
• A recorded livestream will be available if needed. Check the CFAC meetings page for links.

✈️Port of Seattle:

Commission Meeting -

Next Meeting, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 

• 12:00 p.m. - SEA Airport Conference Center, Mezzanine Level, 1780 International Blvd, SeaTac, 
  • Agenda - will post once available
  • View at meetings.portseattle.org
  • Public Comments: procedures available online at https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-comment-portcommission-meetings. Public comments may be submitted by email to commission-publicrecords@portseattle.org

🗓️ King County Council:

Metropolitan King County Council Meeting: - Tuesday, March 17, 2026

• 1:30 p.m. - 1200 King County Courthouse 516 Third Avenue, Seattle
  • Agenda
  • Virtual Link or Watch Comcast channel 22 and 322 (HD) and Astound Broadband channels 22 and 711 (HD).
  • Public Comments:
    • In person
    • Email- clerk.council@kingcounty.gov by 10 a.m. on the meeting day.
    • Remotely- Provide comment remotely by attending meetings via phone or computer using the Zoom application. See attend committee meetings remotely above.