Excerpts from Oregon Public Broadcasting:
In Washington’s Vancouver region, there is arguably no issue more hotly felt than the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver. The port commission has been criticized for approving a lease to the company in 2013 without what many opponents felt was a proper public process.
The controversy has drawn no less than seven candidates for an open seat on the three-member Port of Vancouver commission — a remarkably high number for this race.
The primary race has become a de facto referendum on the proposed Tesoro-Savage oil terminal. Washington’s primary election for the port commission is on Aug. 4. The top two candidates will move on to the general in November.