Kennewick Voters Decide on a New Port District
Voters set to decide the future of local commerce by forming a new Port District in a special March election.
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Notice is hereby given that within the boundaries described, an election will be held on the sixth day of March, 1915, to determine whether or not a Port District shall be formed, to be known as 'Port of Kennewick,' and for the purpose of electing Port Commissioners. The boundaries include all shorelands along the Columbia River subject to private ownership and state control. Polling places are designated for the First, Second, and Third wards of Kennewick, as well as the Kennewick Valley, South Kennewick, and Kennewick Gardens precincts. Polls will open at one o'clock in the afternoon and close at eight o'clock.
“It being the intention to include within the said boundary lines all of the shore lands along the Columbia River subject in any manner to private ownership.”
The Port of Kennewick remains a central pillar of the city's economic infrastructure today. This 1915 notice marks the formalization of the Port's authority, illustrating the era's focus on securing riverfront control to facilitate regional growth and trade.
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