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Port of Camas-Washougal

June 13, 2024
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Fern Prairie residents listen to Port of Camas-Washougal chief executive director David Ripp (left) speak about the Port's request to annex its Grove Field properties into Clark County's urban growth boundary during an open house on June 5, 2024.

Fern Prairie residents balk at Port’s airport plans

The Port of Camas-Washougal delivered a message to Fern Prairie residents earlier this month about its plans to annex 12 of its properties at Grove Field into the city of Camas in order to attract revenue-generating businesses to the airport. The message wasn’t well-received by the community members, who repeatedly voiced their concerns about how future development could disrupt their lives in a variety of ways.

May 30, 2024
The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three chief executive officer (CEO) finalists: (clockwise from upper right) Port of Columbia County Director Guy Glenn, Washington Public Ports Association Deputy Director Chris Herman, and Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam. The Port's current CEO, David Ripp, plans to retire in the fall of 2024. (Photos courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port names top three CEO finalists

The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three finalists in the search to replace its retiring chief executive officer (CEO) David Ripp.

May 23, 2024
The setback levees constructed during the Steigerwald Reconnection Project between 2020 and 2021, kept water from flooding Port of Camas-Washougal property in 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)

Port, federal agency mull land swap near Steigerwald

The Port of Camas-Washougal is negotiating a land-swap transaction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that would expand the Port’s inventory of usable, and possibly developable, land near the Steigerwald refuge.

May 9, 2024
A sign greets visitors to the Port of Camas-Washougal’s Grove Field airport north of Camas in 2020. The Port will hold an open house on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to discuss its request to annex Grove Field into Clark County’s urban growth boundary. (Post-Record file photo)

Port to discuss Grove Field annexation plans with public

The Port of Camas-Washougal will hold an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, to provide community members with information about its request to annex Grove Field airport into Clark County’s urban growth boundary.

April 11, 2024
An American Cruise Lines vessel sails on the Columbia River in an undated photo. (Contributed photo courtesy of American Cruise Lines)

Cruise ships returning to Port of Camas-Washougal

Two months after unexpectedly losing its docking agreement with American Queen Voyages, the Port of Camas-Washougal has partnered with another company to bring cruise ships back to east Clark County.

April 4, 2024
Clark Public Utilities installed solar panels on the roofs of five buildings, including Building 14 (above), at the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park in late 2023 and early 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port, Clark PUD celebrate Community Solar East

Port of Camas-Washougal officials, along with Clark Public Utility (CPU) leaders, local and regional dignitaries, and community members, gathered at the Port’s industrial park March 27, to celebrate the completion of the Community Solar East project, which provides residents with opportunities to benefit from solar energy without installing rooftop systems at their homes or businesses.