Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 21, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
The remaining remnant of the RiverWalk debacle, Scot Walstra in leaving the Port after three and a half years serving as Business Development Director. Scot is a nice guy, unfortunately he was hired at the beginning of a turbulent time that brought a head to Port commissioner corruption, ending in the ouster of two commissioners during the 2009 election. After the new commissioners took over, the Port attorney, who orchestrated much of the Port shenanigans, left in early 2010.Scot was hired i...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, May 5, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
In the four months of a new Port commission, the public is seeing positive efforts to move the Port forward 1) Allowed the public to comment after each item at Port meetings,
where the prior commissioners made the public wait until the end of the
meetings.
2) Moved the Port meetings to the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month so
they will not conflict with city council and fire district meetings.
Allows the public to attend more meetings -- if they want.
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, April 9, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
In
what has been seen as a malicious, revengeful attempt to strip the former Riverwalk
principals of everything they own, at a continued legal cost to the taxpayers –
“The Port of Camas-Washougal announced
Thursday it has dropped attempts to recover fees from its legal battle with
Riverwalk on the Columbia LLC. The company has no assets to recover, said Dave
Ripp, the port's executive director. Last year, the port sued for the $607,852
in attorney's fees it spent in legal arbitration over...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, April 6, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
At special
meetings held March 9th and March 30th the [Port of CW] Commissioners met in the public with
consultant BergerABAM, to continue the process of updating the Port‟s Comprehensive
Plan by reviewing the current Plan, discussing long-term strategic planning,
and inviting public input. Each meeting lasted nearly three hours and, due to
in-depth discussion and extensive public input, a few topics still remain for
consideration.
You’re invited to
the next special meeting on April 13t...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, March 22, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
On March 9th the Commissioners met with consultant BergerABAM during a special public meeting, to continue the process of updating the Port’s Comprehensive Plan by reviewing the current Plan, discussing long-term strategic planning, and taking public input. This meeting lasted nearly three hours and, due to the in-depth discussion of the issues, several topics remain unaddressed.
On March 30th the Board will hold another special meeting with the consultant to continue discussion and complete...
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, January 22, 2010,
In :
CW Port Issues
the Port of Camas/Washougal will call a Special Meeting Workshop for Monday, January 25th at 6:00 p.m., at the Port Office, 24 South “A” Street, Washougal, WA 98671, for the following purpose: OPEN SESSION WORKSHOP – 6:00 p.m. Strategic Planning for the Port Facilitated by John White, of JD White/Berger Abam
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
One would
think that there was a lesson to be learned from the Riverwalk fiasco, one of
which was; Read a contract before signing it.
In an
11th Hour push by exiting Port Commissioners Hargrave and Carroll and supported
by Port Executive Director Dave Ripp and Port attorney Shawn McPherson - the
Fab Four tried to push through a $2,000,000 land purchase within the Industrial
park l...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
As Port Commissioner Bill Ward said tonight at the closing
of the Port Meeting
“This is an end of an era, and a new one is beginning”
It truly was an end of an era as the last public meeting of
the Port Commissioner Alan Hargrave and Jim Carroll will be replaced by commissioners
elect Bill Smith and Mark Lampton.
I was surprised and pleasantly pleased by Bill Ward who
stopp... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
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The Port of Camas-Washougal released
the results of a recent public survey that asked local citizens for input on
communication preferences and opinions on port properties such as the popular
marina, Grove Field airport and the industrial park.
“We’re pleased that so many
people took the time to respond to our survey and provided valuable input and opinions
about the...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
Port Commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to move forward with plans to improve the safety of Grove Field.
"Monday's approval will allow the port to seek $10 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding to improve safety standards at the airstrip, owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal. Pilots say the upgrades are necessary to the airport, west of Northeast 267th Avenue between Ninth Street and Hathaway Road. A minority few of Its neighbors object to plans that appear to enlarge the airport.
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, October 27, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
In August, Port Commissioner candidates Lampton and Smith were accused of “flip flopping” as they changed their minds about supporting Grove Field and instead, publicly announced opposition to the Grove Airport improvements and the proposed FAA funding project. Information supplied from a group of concerned citizens who audited the candidates, surfaced donors and dates that coincides with this “flip flop”. Donations to Smith of $500 from Lynn Johnston, $500 twice (total of $1,000) fro... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, October 1, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
Grove Field has been designated as a NPIAS (National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems) Airport. Because of this designation Grove Field was eligible for FAA monies to make an AIP (Airport Improvement Program) Plan. The Plan was to decide what the owner (Port C/W) was going to do with the airport over the next 20 years. The State of Washington Aviation program (WADOT) has said that the limited grant monies that the state has will not be used for NPIAS airports unless they are obligated by... Continue reading ...
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The remaining remnant of the RiverWalk debacle, Scot Walstra in leaving the Port after three and a half years serving as Business Development Director. Scot is a nice guy, unfortunately he was hired at the beginning of a turbulent time that brought a head to Port commissioner corruption, ending in the ouster of two commissioners during the 2009 election. After the new commissioners took over, the Port attorney, who orchestrated much of the Port shenanigans, left in early 2010.Scot was hired i...
Port Commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to move forward with plans to improve the safety of Grove Field.
