Small Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
Aircraft X was landing LGD.  I checked the NOTAMs and advised the pilot of a runway closure (16/34).  He said there was only one NOTAM published and [that] was not it.  Yesterday I informed another pilot of the closure and he said he was unaware of the NOTAM as well; but didn't tell me it wasn't published.  I know it is the Controller's responsibility to verify NOTAMs; but in many cases the workload is so high and the NOTAMs are written in such a cryptic manner that [they] are difficult to decipher that it is easy to miss important closures.  The runway closure; which in my opinion is the most important NOTAMs; was sandwiched 4 NOTAMs down between information about a taxiway and a change to minimum climb rates for the ODP.  The system is clearly broken and has been for some time.  My impression is that the FAA really doesn't care and is waiting for a serious accident and subsequent lawsuit before they will take any meaningful action.NOTAMs need to be in plain language and ordered in a manner of most important to least important.  There also needs to be a way that pilots can obtain NOTAMs while airborne.I informed management what the pilot told me about the NOTAM not being disseminated.  They verified the NOTAM about the runway closure was in effect but I'm not sure they took any other action to make sure it was being properly distributed.
ZSE Center Controller reported issues relating to NOTAMs and how they are written.