Dewatto opens campground, replaces old blinds

May 4, 2023

Gordon Weeks

A biologist who recently visited the Port of Dewatto campground determined the port could not remove old and new downed trees on the Dewatto River because it would disrupt the habitat.

Even as the Port of Dewatto opened up the Dewatto River Campground on April 1 after conducting a campground cleanup March 25, it faced another significant piece of maintenance.

While Port Manager Jeana Crosby readied for the campground's opening by ordering "Danger" and "Keep off the Fence" signs, and four fire rings for the campground, she also supplied estimates from multiple businesses for the cost to replace all the existing sets of blinds at the port offices, which are overdue to be replaced.

Crosby's list of estimates included three she'd already compiled last year, albeit with adjus...

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