Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Wahkiakum Public Utility District (PUD) commissioners and staff met on Tuesday to discuss ongoing activities. Commissioner Esther Gregg reported that Steve Johnson, current Washington PUD Association (WPUDA) executive director, is retiring effective May 1, 2010. WPUDA board members including Gregg are providing input about goals and requirements for the position as the search for the association’s executive director moves forward. Commissioner Robert Jungers noted that although Wahkiakum is one of the smallest PUDs in the area, its c...
Port District #1 Commissioners are one step closer to securing funds to construct a 5,000 square foot small business incubator facility in Cathlamet. In late July, the state Department of Commerce announced the state’s Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) had awarded a $210,000 20-year no interest loan and a grant of $40,000 to the port, a key supporting piece in the port’s grant application for $1.2 million in federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) money. A decision about the grant application is expected in October. The...
Naselle-Grays River Valley school board members will hold a special meeting today to accept Alan Bennett’s letter of resignation as district superintendent and a motion to rehire him as a 4th grade teacher. Bennett submitted his letter of resignation at Tuesday evening's meeting. The special meeting of the board will be today (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in the Naselle Middle School Commons. The board spent time Tuesday in executive session to discuss Bennett’s resignation and a collective bargaining agreement before reconvening to table the mot...
In an area that receives precipitation over 100 days a year, Naselle-Grays River Valley school children go to recess on a playground with no covered area. That will change in the coming year if District Superintendent Alan Bennett’s plans are realized. At a meeting held July 21, school board members approved a 2009-2010 budget with $300,000 included in the Capital Projects fund in order to build a covered area and walkway. One hitch in the project is that the school district doesn’t have the money secured. Bennett explained to the board tha...
At a special meeting rescheduled from June 23, commissioners of Port District No. 2 met June 30th to review draft fiscal policies and to hold a supplemental budget hearing on grant funds obtained to cover Summer Youth Employment Program expenses. As part of the policy discussion, port district commissioners considered requiring a deposit and 48 hours notice of cancellation, but did not act on the proposal. Currently, park staff ask for notification about cancellations, but do not require campers to make a deposit when reserving a site. Port...
At their regularly scheduled meeting on June 16, Wahkiakum Port District 2 commissioners scheduled a special meeting for next Tuesday for further work on a financial policy manual and to hold a supplemental budget hearing on approving an increase of $17,000 to the port’s budget from Summer Youth Employment Program grant funding. In other business, Port Manager Steve McClain announced that Kylie Thacker had been hired for a temporary position as supervisor of the port’s youth employment program crew. McClain reported that compared to this tim...
Commissioners of Wahkiakum County Port District 1 met June 11 at their regularly scheduled meeting to act on a variety of matters. Port Manager Jackie Lea reported that revenue from rentals of the port’s vacation cabins has improved over last year. “We’re already at 49 percent collected,” Lea said, "compared to the same period in 2008." Two yurts are soon to be installed at camping sites near the marina’s fueling station. Port employees will work with Blix Construction to build platforms for the yurts before they are scheduled for pickup on...
