The Leavenworth Times When they met Tuesday, members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority voted to request funding from the county government on behalf of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation. The Port Authority will request $87,143 in county funding for the LCDC. Leavenworth County commissioners traditionally allocate funding for both the Port Authority and LCDC. Steve Jack, executive director of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, said he was informed in March that requests for this year’s county funding for LCDC should go through the Port Authority. The Port Authority is a quasi-governmental agency that focuses on economic development. Members of the Port Authority’s Board of Directors are appointed by the county government and the cities of Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Tonganoxie.