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Commissioner schedules mill tours for June to show local timber operations and family-wage jobs
Summary
Committee members were asked to sign up for a June 9 tour of local mills, organized to help officials and stakeholders better understand mill operations and local employment.
Committee members and county commissioners were invited to a day of mill tours on June 9, from about 12:00 p.m. to roughly 3:30 p.m., visiting three mills to learn about operations and local employment.
Why it matters: presenters said the mills employ family-wage workers in trucking and processing, and that a site visit could help local officials better understand the industry’s economic role and operational challenges.
Details presented - The proposed schedule is June 9, 12 p.m. to about 3:30 p.m., with about an hour at each mill. The organizers asked members to indicate attendance by e-mail so they could plan groupings and transportation. - Mills listed for visits included Herman Brothers (said to have about 150 employees), another mill described as InterForce with roughly 150 employees, and a third described as PA Hardwoods with about 100 employees. Attendees were told mills vary in equipment and operations and that the tour would include different kinds of processing and business models. - Organizers suggested inviting the Port Angeles city staff, the Economic Development Council and the Chamber of Commerce, and discussed parking and possible bus transportation depending on attendance.
Action and logistics - The tour date and times were proposed and organizers requested RSVPs; the meeting did not record a formal vote authorizing the tour but staff and the commissioner organizing it asked members to send attendance confirmations by early June so plans can be finalized.
Ending Organizers said they will send a confirmed itinerary once they have attendee lists and encouraged committee members to sign up promptly so transportation and mill hosts can be arranged.
