Port operations income will outpace tax revenue

Operations are expected to generate more revenue for the Port of Whitman than the agency’s property tax levy next year.

The agency’s 2012 budget proposal shows income of $1,177,000 from its industrial parks and fiber optic network, while the 37 cent levy is projected to bring in $1,081,000.

That brings up the question Commissioner John Love said he hears the most from constituents.

“When is the port not going to have any tax dollars?” Love told his fellow commissioners during a discussion of the 2012 budget last Thursday.

Not likely ever, he said.

Love noted the agency will receive more income...