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Ports make deal

Submitted by Rick on Tue, 08/01/2006 - 6:55pm.

From Canadian Transportation and Logistics:

TACOMA, Wash.--The Port of Olympia and Port of Tacoma Commissions have voted to adopt an Interlocal Agreement to form a strategic partnership that will improve regional rail system capacity, establish a center for warehousing and distribution and create a major South Puget Sound employment center.
The Port of Olympia Commission approved the Interlocal Agreement at its regularly scheduled public meeting Monday, July 17, and the Port of Tacoma Commission approved the agreement at its public meeting today.
The Interlocal agreement calls for the two ports to cooperatively purchase, plan and develop a South Sound Logistics Center on a 745-acre site in Thurston County, along Interstate 5. Under terms of the agreement, the two ports have until December 31, 2007 to sign a final Joint Operating Agreement.

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The Port of Tacoma

Submitted by Crenshaw Sepulveda on Tue, 08/01/2006 - 9:14pm.

The Port of Tacoma is one big league port. I don't see this as being much of a benefit for the Port of Olympia, and may just be a way for Tacoma to muscle Olympia out of the port business. I'm sure this facility will have some marginal benefit for Olympia, but it really makes the Tacoma monster all the stronger. Kind of like cooperating with your own demise is the situation for Olympia. I thnk that the Grand Mound facility will help the economy some in South Thurston County and probably the Centralia area. I just hope that the port of Olympia realizes it is getting the short end of the stick. I'm almost thinking this will benefit Lewis County more than Thurston County. I don't think Lewis County will be shelling out for this project.

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