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Port of Columbia County requests funding flexibility for repairs, cleanup and grant matches
Summary
Port executive Sean Clark described multiple capital needs including a creosote-site cleanup (estimated $30 million), a damaged dock rebuild (estimated $30–60 million depending on timing) and marina maintenance; the port is seeking grant matches and would consider restoring a local tax levy to provide matching funds.
Sean Clark, executive director of the Port of Columbia County, briefed the committee on April 17 about several capital needs and grant-funded projects the port is pursuing, including contaminated-site cleanup, dock repairs and long-term marina planning.
Clark described a creosote contamination site at the Railroad Avenue facility (former pulp/tar operation). He said cleanup estimates are “about $30,000,000” and that the port has a potential EPA grant of $4,000,000 pending federal funding; the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is expected to contribute $500,000 and the port plans to match $500,000 to begin a Phase 1 cleanup estimated at $5,000,000. “We’d like to get started on…
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