Port to request rezone

PULLMAN — The Port of Whitman County accepted 184 acres on Wawawai Road in Pullman last week, and its elected commissioners voted to seek a rezone of a portion of the property for an Agriculture Advancement campus.

The rezone application will be presented to the Port Commissioner at the Feb. 13 Commission meeting at 9 a.m.

The zoning change is for 88 acres to heavy industrial and commercial. The commercial portion of the property would act as a buffer between industrial operations and nearby Pullman residencies.

If approved, the Port plans to create a campus for businesses in the agricultural...