Port of Grapeview seeks to increase public engagement

Engaging the community is critical to the success of any update to the Port of Grapeview’s comprehensive scheme, said Brad Pomroy of the port’s Strategic Planning Advisory Committee.

At a port workshop Jan. 22, port Commissioner Jean Farmer added that listening to constituents is essential because “what the people want may be different from what we want, and we work for them, so we need to make sure we’re doing what they’re asking of us.”

When Commission Chair Mike Blaisdell asked when the port should solicit public comment, Farmer suggested before the summer, and Pomroy asked for specifics on...