SeaTac’s minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers jumps to $19.06 starting Jan. 1, 2023. As of Oct. 6, 2022, this is the highest minimum wage in the nation according to the University of California Berkley Labor Center who tracks city, county and state minimum wage ordinances. Due to inflation, the minimum wage for select … Continue reading SeaTac announces highest minimum wage in nation for 2023
Puget Sound Fire weekly update: Firefighters respond to alarm at Holiday Inn Express in SeaTac
Puget Sound Fire responded to 730 calls for service during the weeks of Sept. 19 - Oct. 2.
SR 99 closures coming this month as Sound Transit continues work on Federal Way Link Extension
Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension will eventually extend train service from Angle Lake in SeaTac to Federal Way.
Puget Sound Fire to host open house this weekend in SeaTac
Puget Sound Fire will host an open house in SeaTac this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The open house will be at Station #46, 3521 S. 170th Street in SeaTac.
City Manager Carl Cole named a Honorary Commander during JBLM ceremony
The ceremony honored local community members from various backgrounds who play a key role in strengthening ties between JBLM and the local community.
Local students learn about government from SeaTac City Manager
Nearly three dozen seventh graders from Highline Big Picture School walked to SeaTac City Hall to learn more about their local government. Accompanied by their teachers, the students spent more than an hour in Council Chambers hearing how municipal government works from SeaTac City Manager, Carl Cole. The students learned about different types of government … Continue reading Local students learn about government from SeaTac City Manager
Lane closure coming to 35th Avenue South Sunday
One lane of traffic will be closed Sunday at 35th Avenue South, just east of the Military Road and 216th Street intersection.
City of SeaTac posts 2023-24 preliminary Biennial Budget
The City of SeaTac is working on its 2023-24 biennial budget. The two-year biennial budget is passed by Council and administered by the City Manager. State laws requires a preliminary budget to be presented by the first Monday in October. The preliminary budget shows a complete financial picture, showing expenditures requested by each department … Continue reading City of SeaTac posts 2023-24 preliminary Biennial Budget
Puget Sound Fire announces restructure of FDCARES, new mobile Safe Station
Puget Sound Fire recently restructured its FDCARES program after receiving a grant from the Medic One Foundation. They hired social workers to accompany nurses on calls that are related to behavioral, mental health issues, falls, drug and alcohol issues or any calls that would not require a trip to the emergency room.
SeaTac City Council approves $1 million in funding for SeaTac 2044: Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Master Plan update
In early September, City Council approved a $1 million budget amendment to fund significant updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Transportation Master Plan. The combined project, known as “SeaTac 2044,” will re-set the City’s twenty-year growth and development policies for the years 2024 to 2044.