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Port of Seattle

Port of Seattle

Aerial view of the Seattle harbor, 2022, showing numerous container terminals operated by the Port of Seattle
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 5, 1911 (1911-09-05)
JurisdictionKing County, Washington
Headquarters2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Employees2,150 (2018)
Annual budget$670 million (2018)
Agency executive
  • Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
Child agencies
Websiteportseattle.org
Bell Street Terminal, circa 1915
South Lander Street facilities on the East Waterway of the Duwamish, circa 1915
Hooverville on the Seattle tideflats, 1933
Pier 69, the present-day Headquarters for the Port of Seattle.

The Port of Seattle is a United States government agency overseeing the seaport of Seattle, Washington, United States as well as Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.[1] With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate, to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast, the Port of Seattle is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading economic engines.[2]

Its creation was approved by the voters of King County on September 5, 1911, and authorized by the Port District Act. The Port of Seattle is managed by a five-member Port Commission who are elected at large by the voters of King County and serve four-year terms.[3][4] (Both the size of the commission and the length of the terms have varied over time.[5][6]) The Commissioners govern the Port, lead all inter-governmental functions, and oversee the Executive Director.[7]

  1. ^ "Our Mission | Port of Seattle". www.portseattle.org. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Port of Seattle's Economic Impact" (PDF). Port of Seattle. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Port of Seattle". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 16, 2023. Five Commissioners, elected at large by the voters of King County, serve four-year terms and establish Port policy.
  4. ^ "Title 53 RCW: Port Districts". apps.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oldham-25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Port of Seattle's 1965 Volume—A 54-Year High". Seattle Times. May 22, 1966. p. 41. The Port of Seattle is governed by a five-man Port Commission, elected to six-year terms under a Municipal Corporation established in 1911 by King County voters.
  7. ^ "Commission | Port of Seattle". www.portseattle.org. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

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