Columbia County Planning Commissioners don’t want more land available for industry at Port Westward.

In a 5-1 vote, commissioners opposed the Port of St. Helens’ request to expand Port Westward by 957 acres to “facilitate and attract larger-scale industrial uses and related businesses.” The Columbia County Board of Commissioners will make its final decision in August.

A failed proposal by Kinder Morgan to build a coal terminal in Port Westward didn’t quell worries about future industrial sites on the property.

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