Port of Dewatto works on campground, finalizes budget

The Dewatto River Campground has been closed since September, but it has not lain fallow. The Port of Dewatto Commission recently reviewed how the campground has been worked on while it’s been closed to campers.

Port of Dewatto Commissioner David Haugen said he bought and installed two new gates, replacing the existing gates at the front of the campground, due to their continued damage and poor condition.

Haugen brought the existing gates to the Port of Dewatto building, where the port might be able to use parts of them for other repairs.

Haugen also reported a damaged fence rail on the safety...