From:            Ian McCluskey
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] 12/7 meeting testimony - Ian McCluskey
Date:              Monday, December 7, 2020 12:16:54 PM

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Hi Port team,
Please sign me up for testimony at the meeting tomorrow.
My name is Ian McCluskey. I'm a small business owner, born and raised in Seattle. I now sit on the
Snohomish County Climate Action Advisory Committee, and volunteer with a number of organizations in
our area to support communities affected by environmental degradation.
On that Advisory Committee, we are learning from King County's Strategic Climate Action Plan, which
matches the Port's stated priorities to"support comprehensive proposals for sector-specific and
economy-wide solutions to address the climate crisis with legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and other harmful toxic pollutants while providing flexibility to respond to changing market conditions and
technological advances."
The Port also states its intent to reduce noise and ultrafine particle exposures.
That said, your other goal to increase air travel into and out of Seattle is entirely incompatible.
There is no legal nor moral grounds for your general assumption that airports like SeaTac must
accommodate the FAA's increasing flightpredictions. In fact, based on the recent airport expansion
rejections in the UK, I expect that assumption will reverse quickly this decade. Will you be leaders in
adaptation, or will you squander political and financial resources on outdated thought processes about
infinite growth?
Thank you,
Ian
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IAN MCCLUSKEY - NABCEP PV INSTALLATION PROFESSIONAL
(206) 790-2586
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