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Port of Skagit candidates emphasize broadband, workforce training and agriculture at forum
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum, three candidates for Port of Skagit commission discussed priorities including rural broadband expansion, aviation and marine workforce training, support for value‑added agriculture and fiscal resilience; no formal action was taken.
At a League of Women Voters forum, three candidates for Port of Skagit commissioner outlined priorities for the port including expanding rural broadband, supporting aviation and marine trades training, and recruiting value‑added agricultural businesses.
The candidates said the port should balance economic development with preserving local property rights and maintaining fiscal stability for the citizen‑owners of the port.
Melanie Mankemeyer, the current Port of Skagit commissioner, said she would advocate continuing the port’s rural broadband work and cited specific project areas: “the Burr Island and Bowhill area” as places to extend…
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