Port of HR Commission Gets First Look At Private Partnership Rules

The Port of Hood River Commission got its first look at draft administrative rules to govern private partnership proposals related to replacement of the Hood River Interstate Bridge.  The focus was on an outline of the rules, and Port Executive Director Michael McElwee says it was a line-by-line review of what is being considered.  The Commission will get input to staff over the next couple of weeks and bring out a new revised draft for more public scrutiny.  McElwee says the draft of the rules calls for accepting proposals for the bridge beginning at a point when an environmental impact statement is almost completed, which is one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years away.  Experts convened by the Port for a worksession on bridge replacement and public/private partnerships told the Port Commission they needed to do an extensive public process before seeking proposals.

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