Aging Boyer marina poses burden for port

In a few years, the marina section of Boyer Park must be replaced. Port Director Joe Poire told Port of Whitman Commissioners at the April 3 meeting that the biggest problem is the marina docks which are now 40 years old. They are deteriorating and the pilings are coming loose.

Port commissioners hope that the port can afford to replace the docks when the time comes.

The marina was originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1970s. The port leases the park and marina from the corps.

The first step for the port will be to apply to the state for a feasibility study which po...