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DAYTON – The Port of Columbia Commissioners held their regular meeting at 5 p.m. on June 14, 2023, at the Lyons Ferry Marina restaurant and on Zoom. The commissioners typically hold the June meeting at the marina, which is leased from the port. Commissioners present were Genie Crowe, Seth Bryan, Johnny Watts, and the Executive Director, Jennie Dickinson.

Dickinson reminded the commissioners that they had budgeted for a new staff position, an Economic Development Coordinator. At the time of the meeting, the port had received two applications, and applicants would be interviewed the following we...