Port staff have been very candid about the Weyerhaeuser contract. Weyerhaeuser used its economic muscle to get a sweetheart deal from both the Port District and the longshore union. Weyerhaeuser threatened to to go elsewhere (Longview or Grays Harbor) and the Port of Olympia caved to keep them. Otherwise the Marine Terminal would lose even more money and face closure -- which is what should happen. This is not an economically feasible location for a marine terminal, lacking all the characteristics needed to be successful and break even. It's long past time to shut the Marine Terminal down and save all those tax dollars. Certainly better things can be found to do with this land -- things that benefit the whole community.
Bob Jacobs
Olympia
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