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Woodland, Wash. – On Thursday, the Port of Woodland’s Board of Commissioners announced Chris Herman as the Port’s new executive director.
The Port Commission conducted a nationwide executive director search resulting in 221 applicants, which were narrowed down to eight finalists.
Before joining the Port of Woodland, Chris worked for nine years with the Washington Public Ports Association and is well respected within the port community. He was responsible for the design of statewide advocacy strategy development and execution. He also managed educational programing for a diverse range of issues including economic […]
The Port of Woodland Commission is once again a three-person body. On June 17, the Port Commission selected Pat Canfield to complete the remaining year until the general election for the seat vacated due to the passing of Paul Cline. Currently, Pat is the only registered candidate for District 3 seat. The Port Commission recognized the other candidates, Ben Thomas Jr. and Mari Ripp, for their dedication to the community and their willingness to submit for the position. Pat was sworn in on July 3 and hit the ground running […]
Granite Construction has submitted their SEPA for the upland asphalt plant and operations to Cowlitz County Building and Planning.
The public comment period for the Wilsonville Concrete MDNS has closed.
The proposed project is an aggregate landing yard and concrete batch plant at the Port of Woodland with construction planned to occur in 2025. The aggregate landing yard will be served by aggregate barges that will transport aggregate to the site that will be either sold or used for the production of ready-mix concrete.
The Port of Woodland has determined that this proposal, as mitigated, will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) […]
Martin Bar Access Road on WDFW Property — Changes Access Ownership and Requirements to Public
Effective February 1, 2025
In a recent survey of property lines, it was found that the public access road was actually on Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) property along with some of the public access area thought to be the Port of Woodland’s property.
Currently, there are stakes on the Port’s property outlining property lines and the Port has notified the WDFW.
What does this mean for the public access? Come February 1, 2025, […]
The Port of Woodland received an additional $2.1 million from Washington State Broadband Office after the sealed bids were received in November. In December, outgoing WSBO Director Vasconi awarded the Port these additional dollars to complete the construction after project costs nearly doubled from engineering estimates completed in the summer. The Port is grateful to the WSBO office for these additional tax dollars to ensure that some of the region’s most rural areas have access to current technological and communication tools. These dollars along with the State Community Economic Revitalization […]