Stakeholders vote on top three priority projects at Port's planning meeting

DAYTON—Each year in December, the Port of Columbia holds its Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) meeting for stakeholders in the community to review and update an ongoing five and ten-year project list, cast ballots for the three projects each of them deem most important for the community, listen to guest speakers about progress on current projects, and learn about specific economic indicators for Columbia County.

This year, stakeholders voted for their top three project priorities in the following order:

1. Affordable, workforce, senior, and mixed-use housing.

2. Touchet Valley Tra...