Proposed Agriculture Advancement Campus is consistent with Port's responsibility to develop land to support businesses, jobs in our communities

The Port of Whitman County has submitted to the City of Pullman a zoning application to facilitate the Port's development of an Agricultural Advancement Campus on the western edge of Pullman. News of this application has sparked community debate about the tradeoffs around land use and economic development. We believe these conversations are an important and necessary part of community planning and we want to make sure the Port's role is clearly understood.

The Port's mission is to facilitate economic development in Whitman County. We invest tax dollars and Port revenue to develop and maintain...