Port of Whitman approves fiber pact with Pomeroy port

Two proposed agreements to assist the Port of Garfield with its fiber optics project were approved at the Feb. 21 meeting of the Port of Whitman board. The service agreement is expected to take effect on March 1, 2019. The proposed agreements were presented by Kara Riebold, the Port operations officer.

The Port of Garfield approved the proposals at its Feb. 19 meeting.

The project and agreement are the result of funding received by the Port of Garfield from the Community Economic Revitalization Board to build fiber to the home in Pomeroy.

One agreement was for project services of overseeing th...