On August 30, 2020 Mark Bunker Jr. tragically lost his life while fishing at Martins Bar. Through a generous grant from PeaceHealth St. John, the effort to provide life vests for all those who visit and recreate on the Columbia River, provides hope that such a tragedy will not be repeated. Partnering between the Port [...]
The Port of Woodland will be advertising the Rose Way Industrial Park phase 1 of construction with 12-acre site infrastructure improvements and the road construction of Rose Way. It is anticipated to start early this summer and wrap up around the end of the year. Once underway with site construction, the Port will be advertising [...]
The month of November has been incredibly busy at the Port. Here are some of our activities: Port Commission refinanced two debts saving approximately $160,000 to the tax payer in interest savings. Port Commission approves final operations and capital budget with $8million in capital construction and planning projects slated for 2021. Port Commission approves the [...]
The Port of Woodland received $750,000 from Washington State CERB on July 16 to finance the Ariel to Cougar Dark Fiber project. The Project will construct needed fiber optics expanding speeds to 1 Gig capacity. The Port is matching nearly $200,000 to the CERB funding for a total project cost close to $1 million. The [...]
The Port Commission took action and approved Resolution #485 to address new technologies and innovative approaches to traditional commodities that will reduce greenhouse gases while meeting the state and federal requirements. As the Port moves forward on preparing for waterfront industrial development at Martin Bar and Austin Point, the Port Commission determined that projects that [...]
In an effort to meet the restrictions regarding COVID-19 and Governor Jay Inslee's Proclamation 20-28, the Commission approved Resolution 486 on March 24 (insert here). The Port Commission will not be holding Commission meetings at the Port office and will hold them online through a virtual meeting site. Information to access the Commission meetings are [...]
The Port Commission revised the preliminary budget to remove one capital project slated to be addressed later in 2020-2021. The final budget narrative is available. The public is welcome to address any concerns or questions pertaining to the final budget on November 17 at 3 PM. Comments may also be sent to Commissioners or the [...]
On October 3, the Port Commission entered into a contingency agreement with Columbia Precast, a local Woodland company. To read more about this job creating opportunity, please read Columbia Precast Announcement.
The Port Commission dedicated $100,000 over the next two years to address transportation issues. Port letter to City of Woodland Transportation Planning
The Port of Woodland Commission approved the 2020 preliminary budget providing a two-cent reduction in port taxes from last year’s budget in balance with nearly $8 million in capital projects planned for the upcoming year. “Given our new business model, we have more tools like selling non-income producing property that will meet several goals of [...]