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June 26, 2025
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Construction work at the Hyas Point mixed-use development on the Washougal waterfront is ramping up.
Construction work at the Hyas Point mixed-use development on the Washougal waterfront is ramping up.
Right before Port of Camas-Washougal Facilities Director Eric Plantenberg broke a bottle of Cook’s champagne on the bow of the port’s new boathouse on the morning of June 6, a port employee said the vessel should have a name before entering the Columbia River, Plantenberg replied, “Hope floats?”
The Port of Camas-Washougal is seeking community input on its annual increases to user fees and rental rates at Grove Field and Parker’s Landing Marina.
A group of Washougal High School students is diligently preparing for an upcoming forklift certification examination with the help of a newly purchased simulator, installed in the school’s construction technology classroom May 15.
In an attempt to cover increased maintenance costs, the Port of Camas-Washougal may renegotiate leases with businesses that use the port’s industrial park rail line.
Construction on the Hyas Point mixed-use development on the Washougal waterfront hit a public milestone last week with the May 13 arrival of a tower crane.
Port of Camas-Washougal leaders said this week that they are confident the port and American Cruise Lines have satisfactorily addressed Parker’s Landing marina users’ concerns about noise and emissions coming from cruise ships docked next to the Washougal marina.
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill in the Washington Legislature that would give voters in seven port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.
The Port of Camas-Washougal’s effort to build a new street in the Steigerwald Commerce Center industrial park has hit a speed bump that will add about $200,000 to the project’s cost.
When asked by a reporter in August about the goals that she hopes to accomplish in her new role as Port of Camas-Washougal’s chief executive officer, Trang Lam chuckled and said, “Give me six months and I’ll let you know.”