Dewatto River Campground deals with vandalism

The Port of Dewatto continues to cope with vandalism at its Dewatto River Campground.

The most recent incident of vandalism was “the carving of racist comments” on the campground’s trees, the port announced on its Facebook page June 8.

The port had already devoted a portion of its commissioners’ May 11 meeting to sorting out the financial effects of an incident of vandalism that had occurred just days before.

Dewatto River Campground Coordinator Joe Newman told commissioners that on May 8 someone burned down the disabled-accessible portable toilet at the campground.

According to Newman, one co...