Support continues for Port of Clarkston

Port of Whitman County commissioners approved the re-commitment of matching funds for the Port of Clarkston Economic Development Administration grant. The approval was on a 3-0 vote.

Last March, Jerry Klemm, commissioner for the Port of Lewiston, speaking on behalf of the Port of Clarkston, visited with the Port of Whitman commissioners and staff asking for a financial pledge to support an economic study to find and understand the economic benefits of the cruise boat industry to the region.

Ports of Lewiston and Clarkston were preparing for the grant by collecting pledges for a 50/50 match. Th...