Port signs agreement for potential childcare site

COLFAX — The Port of Whitman County Commissioners authorized an earnest money agreement for a potential site for a new childcare facility on Thursday, Nov. 7.

The money agreement for property behind Colfax High School comes after months of community engagement to figure out analysis of the gaps and needs for childcare in Whitman County.

Included with the agreement is an 18-month due diligence period in which the Port will continue to explore the feasibility of the site.

“Families and employers continue to tell us how desperately they need quality childcare that is affordable and available here...