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• Formed in 1940

• Five Commissioners – Robert Keyser Board President

• 9 full time & 3 temp employees - Patrick Trapp Exec Dir

•Working Budget: approx $20 MM–just under $4MM Revenue anticipated for FY-12/13

•Approx 2400 acres of light & heavy Industrial property spread over 9 sites. Own & operate Scappoose Bay Marine Park & Scappoose Airpark.

•District encompasses all land for a depth of about 6 miles inland from the banks of the county’s 51 mile long Columbia River frontage (comprises just under half of the county’s land area, approx two thirds of the population) & includes Scappoose, St Helens, Columbia City, Prescott, Rainier and Clatskanie.

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Port District

Significant Projects

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• Port Westward Industrial Park (Energy Cluster)• PGE power generation • CPBR Ethanol Plant• Coal Proposals (Pacific Morrow & Kinder Morgan) Possible Regional Significant Strategic Site (Application pending)

• Multnomah Industrial Park (Recycling Cluster)• ORPET

• Scappoose Bay Marine Park (Public Recreation)• Trails Rehab• Dredge Planning• RV/Campground

• Scappoose Industrial Airpark (Aviation Cluster)• UGB• Oregon Aero Bldg• Master Plan

Challenges

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• Capitalize on two Multi-Modal industrial sites, a UGB Expansion, & one Regional Strategic Site

Port Westward Columbia City Industrial Park Scappoose Industrial Airpark

• Infrastructure Improvements Dock Improvements Rail improvements Water/sewer expansion Hermo Road completion

• Collaborative Project Targeting Strategic Business Plan West Oregon Corridor

Infrastructure Improvement—Needs

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• Port Westward:• Dock Improvements–built by US Army in early 1940’s

• $5 MM estimate to retrofit for Panamax class• Hermo Road–Provides second access / egress

• County Estimates $11–$14 MM for ‘full’ upgrade• Rail Loops–to accommodate bulk industrial users

• Scappoose Airpark • Water/sewer services–to address Westside expansion

• $ 400 K estimated

•Columbia City Industrial Park• Dock replacement/rebuild to capitalize on Mutli-modal opp

• $ 50K (Port executing a Feasibility Study this FY)

PWW—Strategic Industrial Site

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• 950 acres zoned as RIPD, remaining 781 acres zoned PA-80. 

• Rezoning Application submitted• SB 766 Application being worked

• Deepwater access (50-70 ft at Dock).• Underutilized 1200 ft dock• Electric rates more competitive•One of last “large” industrial sites available within close proximity to Portland• Exceptional rail service

• Unemployment significantly higher that Portland MSA (8.8 %)

• Significant investment made by PGE, the Port, the county, & the state…need to follow through on investments.

Scappoose Industrial Airpark

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•UGB still moving forward•Oregon Aero Building (22,000-SQ-FT Hanger manufacturing/Office space)• Master Plan update

Collaborative Project Targeting

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• Alignment w/Strategic Business Plan

• Alignment w/NW Oregon’s CEDS & Columbia River West Industrial Corridor (Proposed)

• Preliminary & frequent dialog w/ county & state

• Collective stakeholder/partner direction to address project impacts (ie, Rail)

Final Thoughts / Questions

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