FACT SHEET

What you should know about our Comprehensive Plan Update

  • What is a Comprehensive Plan?
  • Why is a Plan Update Needed?
  • What is the Process?
  • What is the Purpose of Stakeholder Interviews?

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    NEWS RELEASES

    12/9/09 Comprehensive Plan Survey Results 9/1/09 Comprehensive Plan Update

    DOCUMENTS

    January 2010
    Technical Memorandum: Stakeholder Summary

    March 2010
    Strategic Comprehensive Plan Update Memo – Key Policy Issues

    MEETINGS

    January 25, 2010 - Kick-Off Meeting
    March 9, 2010 - Key Policy Issues

    WHAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE?

    The Port’s Comprehensive Plan was last updated in 1999. Since that time, each resolution adopted by the Board that amended the Comprehensive Plan, was incorporated into the Plan itself. Therefore, it has been continually updated to meet the changing landscape of port business. However, the Port has recently undertaken the task of reviewing the entire plan, beginning with posting an on-line survey on its Web site, and conducting one-on-one interviews with stakeholders to gather public comment. Click on the image for a full size view of the entire process at a glance.

    When the process is completed, the Commissioners will adopt an updated comprehensive plan reflecting the Port’s focus on leveraging the public’s investment to serve the interests of the broader community.

    The real benefit of the strategic planning process is the process, not the plan document. There is no such thing as a perfect plan; what’s important is doing your best at strategic thinking and learning from what you're doing to enhance what you're doing the next time around. The strategic planning process is usually not an "aha!" experience. It's like the management process itself -- it's a series of small moves that together keep the organization doing things right as it heads in the right direction. In planning, things usually aren't as bad as you fear nor as good as you'd like.

    Formed in 1935 by a vote of the local community, the Port of Camas-Washougal features a 400-acre industrial park, a 79-hangar general aviation airport, and a 350-slip pleasure marina. Popular with recreational and general aviation pilots, Grove Field airport also has a state-of-the-art fueling station and 14 tie-downs. The Port of Camas-Washougal marina, largest publicly owned marina on the Washington side of the Columbia River, is adjacent to two restaurants, a launch ramp, hotel, a marina park, fueling station, guest docks, and homeport to the Dolphin Yacht Club. The Port also manages the Parkersville National Historic site and Captain William Clark Park at Cottonwood Beach on the Columbia River. More information about the Port of Camas-Washougal and its ongoing projects can be found at www.portcw.com.