Mr. Langhans is correct. The Port has a history of bad investments covered by taxes.
If we step back and look at the Port's operations, we see that the people benefiting are the likes of boat owners, airplane owners, and large shippers (Weyerhaeuser). The people paying for all of this are all residents of Thurston County, either directly or indirectly (via paying rent, for instance).
The Port talks in terms of "trickle-down" economics, but it is clearly more like "trickle-up" -- we all pay so that well-off people can benefit.
We need to demand that the Port at least break even on its operating units.
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