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MOSES LAKE A new executive director for the Port of Moses Lake should be announced by the end of March.
Port commissioners hired Prothman, a business based in Issaquah, to conduct a search for candidates for the position Monday. The contract is $19,500 plus applicable expenses, which were expected to be about $5,000 to $6,500 for placing recruitment ads.
Jim Darling, a consultant working with port officials on recruitment, said the port saved money by doing some of the work before looking for a consultant.
“Their fee is a little bit less than they normally would charge, because we spent several months on a draft job description and characteristics summary,” Darling said. ....
MOSES LAKE Port of Moses Lake commissioners have declined a proposal from the city of Moses Lake to assume control of the Moses Lake Municipal Airport. Port commissioners suggested forming an airport district as an alternative. ....
MOSES LAKE Management of the Moses Lake Municipal Airport was the subject of a brief discussion at the Port of Moses Lake commission meeting Monday, as city officials mull over the notion of passing management of the facility to the port. ....
MOSES LAKE Port of Moses Lake Director Don Kersey has announced his resignation, effective Oct. 24. Kersey announced his departure for a position with Group14 during the regular commission meeting Monday.
“The port is a very special place, and it always will be. I’m just glad I was a part of it,” Kersey said to commissioners in making his announcement.
Commissioner Kent Jones paid tribute to Kersey for his work. ....
MOSES LAKE The city of Moses Lake is looking for assistance from the Port of Moses Lake to lobby for state and federal funding to help deal with the chemical contamination found in three of the city’s wells located in and around the port on the grounds of the former Larson Air Force Base.
“As we look at putting in requests to the state and federal legislatures for funding support for treatment, support from the port for these requests is probably among the most important and biggest things you could do for us,” said Assistant City Manager Rich Huebner during a port commission meeting on Monday. ....