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Airport Commission
The Snohomish County Airport Commission serves as an advisory board to the county executive. It was approved by the county council in March 2017.
Commission’s role
The airport commission serves in an advisory role to the county executive on these matters at Paine Field Airport:
- Reviews and recommends changes to the airport capital improvement program and facilities plan.
- Reviews and recommends an annual airport budget.
- Provides a community perspective on airport operations.
- Reviews and recommends strategies for airport noise reduction.
- Reviews appeals of enforcement procedures restricting airport access or use.
- Reviews and recommends updates to the Airport Master Plan.
- Information on the Airport Master Plan can be found here .
The ordinance creating the commission (PDF) says the executive may forward any recommendations or plans proposed by the commission to the county council, including majority and minority reports.
The Commission adopted amended bylaws to operate under in October 2024.
Commission membership
The airport commission has 13 members: one from each of the county’s five council districts; three drawn from the airport tenant community; three from the business community; and two from the county at large. The current Airport Commission is:
- Vacant, Council District 1 | Email
- Joseph Nguyen, Council District 2 | Email Joseph Nguyen
- Vacant, Council District 3 | Email
- Matt Arny, Council District 4 | Email Matt Arny
- Matt Loverink, Council District 5 | Email Matt Loverink
- Kiran Asher, airport tenants | Email Kiran Asher
- Eric Epstein, airport tenants | Email Eric Epstein
- Valerie Hirshman, airport tenants | Email Valerie Hirshman
- Glen Bachman, business community | Email Glen Bachman
- Jason Raaum, business community | Email Jason Raaum
- Matthew Faletti, business community | Email Matthew Faletti
- Dennis Brawford, at large | Email Dennis Brawford
- Vacant, at large | Email
Arny currently serves as the commission’s Chair; Raaum is the Vice Chair and Nguyen is the Secretary.
Meeting schedule
The commission generally meets the fourth Thursdays in January, April, June and October at 6:00 p.m.
Next meeting: April 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (hybrid)
Meeting agenda (April 2026 Meeting) | Minutes (January 2026 meeting)
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Meeting Attendance
Commissioners are encouraged to attend the meeting in person when available. The Airport Commission members who would like to attend in person, please come to the Airport Administrative Offices, 9901 24th Place W, Suite A, Everett, WA 98204. The meeting will be held in the Queen of the Skies conference room on the first floor.
Otherwise, commission members, please attend virtually via Teams.
Public are welcome to attend the meeting in person. Please contact Katie Wigestrand at katherine.wigestrand@snoco.org or 425-626-0026 to reserve your seat. Members of the public are also welcome to attend virtually via Teams at the below link.
Microsoft Teams
Past Airport Commission meeting information
Agenda and minutes from past Airport Commission meetings are located here Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information Past Airport Commission meeting information.