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Port of Skagit candidates clash over transparency, taxes and battery‑storage projects
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum, Port of Skagit District 2 candidates Keith Chaplin and incumbent Melanie Mankenmeier debated performance evaluation of the executive director, infrastructure priorities, transparency and the need for public vetting of proposed battery projects.
Candidates for Port of Skagit Commissioner District 2 debated oversight, finances, and development at a League of Women Voters forum.
Incumbent Melanie Mankenmeier said the board had recently conducted an executive director evaluation and she would assess the director by tracking actions over the year, staff management and improvements in communication. “The role of the commissioner is to evaluate the performance of the executive director based on the actions that they have accomplished throughout the year,” Mankenmeier said.
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