Port of Dewatto adopts $119,500 budget for 2022

The Port of Dewatto adopted a 2022 budget of $119,500 after commissioners conducted a public hearing on its revenue sources prior to the winter holidays.

Port of Dewatto Commission Chair Ray Mow oversaw the November meeting, which didn’t draw any members of the public, while port volunteer Kris Tompkins reviewed the specifics of the port’s proposed budget and its revenue sources.

According to Tompkins, the port received $16,427 more in state Department of Natural Resources timber trust funds, for a total of $32,034 in 2021.

Tompkins said the port’s 2022 revenue sources are 43% from taxes and 1...