From Oregon Public Broadcasting:
The Port of Vancouver USA recommended that port commissioners vote against a lease extension with the companies backing a proposed oil terminal. The recommendation comes ahead of two port commission meetings next week.
Under the current lease, the terminal’s backers have three years to get the permits they need, which runs out in August. If the deadline isn’t met, the lease allows the port or the project’s backers the ability to exit the contract.
It’s highly unlikely, if not impossible, for the Vancouver Energy Project to win state approval by August. A major component of Washington’s environmental review won’t be completed until the end of July.
Officials are planning a nearly 12-hour meeting April 12 at Clark College’s Gaiser Student Center in Vancouver, Washington to take comment from the public.