I am grateful to JOLT for reporting this story. Those who have been following the Port are well aware of the lack of transparency and conflicts of interest in their operations. Ms. Evans is a real estate agent and must recuse herself from any decisions about real estate to avoid violating Appearance of Fairness laws. Their former attorney, Heather Burgess, represents development interests and the Chamber of Commerce, which is in partnership with the City of Olympia, the Port and the other local jurisdictions in a Shared Legislative Agenda lobbying the state legislature.
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