PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners reviewed proposed changes to a memorandum of understanding among four agencies that outlines commitments for the design and construction of a wastewater line using an easement across William R. Fairchild International Airport.
Chris Hartman, the port’s director of engineering, said during the special meeting Thursday that the revisions between the port, Clallam County, the city of Port Angeles and the Lower Elwha Klallam of Tribe were fairly straightforward.
“It commits support to working with all parties to ensure that a line can be extended across the airport in coordination with the FAA,” he said. “This is just memorializing the commitments from the county, the city, the port and the tribe.”
Hartman said the line would serve the western Port Angeles urban growth area and create future sewer access for industrial land south of the airport.
“It benefits the port by having the ability to tap into sewer service,” he said. “We have some heavy industrial property on the south side of the airport that this would be able to serve in the future.”
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is leading the project design using federal Economic Development Administration grant funds, with construction funding still to be determined.
The board agreed to table making a decision on the MOU until its Nov. 12 meeting. That would allow the other agencies to review the changes before approval.
In a separate action, commissioners approved the transfer of two leases from Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc., to Port Angeles Composites, a new company that is purchasing the business and equipment. ACTI leases about 100,000 square feet of port property at its industrial park.
The leases, which run through 2030, have monthly rents of $29,931.11 and $12,499.75.
The new lease assignment is effective on Saturday.
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