Commissioner Evans-Harding is completely correct. Exec. Dir. Gibboney routinely directs the Port Commission to change their annual evaluation of her, to remove criticism. This is consistent with her practice of using all means, ethical or not, to protect her position and her paycheck. Gibboney’s practices have cost the port most its senior staff, many other good employees, and at least one good port commissioner.
The incident which Comm. Evans-Harding revealed is the tip of the iceberg. Mismanagement and deception have deepened the port’s debt, and endanger the public’s assets, safety, and health.
Other *documented* deceptions in recent years include
- killingTumwater’s proposal to mitigate dangers of the Panattoni project, without consulting the Port Comission
- publicly misrepresenting the Commission’s stance on Deschutes Estuary Restoration
- savaging an innocent Port Commissioner with false charges of harassment
- routine financial mismanagement, some of which is discovered in annual “findings” from the State Auditor’s office
- and much more.
It is past time for change. I apologize to the public for this (retired) commissioner’s role in hiring Gibboney to the Port of Olympia. The current commission has the power to rectify our mistake.
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