CERB board approves grant for Port of Wilma road work

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Port of Whitman Community Economic Revitalization Board grant application was approved Jan. 16 with a $750,000 loan and $250,000 grant for the Port of Wilma road improvements.

Mark Storey, county public works director, told the county commissioners that he went to present the project to the CERB board with Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager, and one of the tenants at the Port of Wilma.

“We did a presentation with questions and answers in front of the board,” Storey said. “It was a successful visit.

Along with the approved loan and grant, funding for...