The Port of The Dalles is closing in on wrapping up work on its new strategic plan. Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says they gathered input on what the Port can do to help business in The Dalles and Wasco County. She adds the plan will be acknowledging a different phase of the Port’s evolution because it does not have as much land as it has in the past. One option is purchasing land that needs to be redeveloped. Another option is for the Port to construct buildings on the land it has so it has total control of what happens on the property, and have them available for businesses looking to expand. Klaas says the Port Commission will be reviewing the final draft at its August meeting.