Port of Whitman County employees retire after 26 years of service

Port hosts Open House for Debbie Snell and Joe Poire

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Dec 01, 20220

Teresa Simpson | The Gazette count

Debbie Snell works away during one of her remaining days at the Port of Whitman.

COLFAX - Port of Whitman's Properties and Development Director, Debbi Snell, and Special Projects, Joe Poire are retiring after 26 years working at the Port.

The Port will be hosting a retirement sendoff and Open House, Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon until 2:30 p.m. at the Port of Whitman offices located at 302 North Mill Street.

Snell has been responsible for managing all of the property leases for the Port, and does project management, she noted that there were two big projects that she worked on in her career, "I helped Poire launch the ports telecommunication program, and I also lead on the r...