The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

By Jennie Dickinson, Executive Director, Port of Columbia

At a recent public hearing regarding a conditional use permit for a proposed new business locating in Columbia County, two themes kept coming up that have caused the Port district concern. The first one was "How is this business helping the community?" and the second one was "The windmills have done nothing for us."

The first statement was in regards to a potential blockchain business locating here. Many in the audience seemed to think that if the business didn't provide something they could eat or buy, or didn't create a lot of ne...