Port of Whitman withdraws from Ag Campus

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Apr 27, 20230

Teresa Simpson | The Gazette count

A group of citizens protesting the Ag Campus rezoning visited the Port of Whitman on Thursday, April 27, and attended the Port's meeting that day.

COLFAX - The Port of Whitman County held its regular meeting Thursday, April 20, during which discussion occurred on the proposed Agriculture Advancement Campus, resulting in a vote of 2-1 on withdrawing its application to rezone 88 acres on SW Old Wawawai Road in Pullman for an Industrial Research Park and its offer to purchase a 184-acre parcel to build the campus.

Commissioner Kristine Meyer motioned to withdraw the Port's application and purchase offer.

Meyer stated that continuing the project without the Port's committed private partner and funds from the Community Economic Revitalization...