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Opinion: Vision and Leadership Deliver Big Day In Modern Port History By Brent Grening, CEO To most people, October 9 was just an ordinary day. For port commissioners and staff, however, it will [...]

In October last year, audits of the port for the years 2017 and 2018 were concluded by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. The Accountability Audit concluded that “Port operations complied [...]

A shout out to Scott Hughes, who retained his seat in the 2019 election and in 2020 will begin his 11th year as a Port of Ridgefield commissioner. Hughes was appointed to the commission in 2008 [...]

  Port’s Annual Strategy Session Emphasizes Leadership, Goals, and “Playing the Long Game” In mid-November last year, the Port of Ridgefield held an all-day strategy [...]

In November, the Port of Ridgefield was awarded just over $1 million in combined grant and low interest loan funding from the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board. CERB [...]

The Port’s Budget Process – A Primer By Matt Rosenberger, Accounting Manager For  many  readers,  municipal  budgets  are  a mystery. My aim here is to help people better understand [...]

Advocacy For Refuge Visitor Center Still Needed – No Funding Yet Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge’s recent grant explained With the October opening of the new trail along Carty Lake [...]

HOW MUCH? PORTS AND PUBLIC FUNDING Our port’s slice of a $5,000 property tax bill is $81. Above is a breakdown showing the percentage of property taxes collected by Clark County that go to the [...]

Cowlitz Tribe Gifts Port When the Cowlitz Indian Reservation was taken into trust in 2010, tribal leaders recognized that local municipalities and schools would lose part of their tax base. So, [...]