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January 29, 2021 2:20 PM Dylan Carter
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UPDATE at 2:49 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29: The Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office says that there is no longer a threat at the Walla Walla Regional Airport and that airport operations are cleared to resume.
WALLA WALLA, Wash. The Walla Walla Police Department has issued an alert for citizens to steer clear of Walla Walla Regional Airport as authorities investigate a potential bomb threat.
According to Joe L. Klundt of the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad is en route now from the Tri-Cities.
The Portâs three commissioners passed the budget unanimously during their online video conference Thursday afternoon.
Approval came after a series of preliminary discussions last month that drew no comments whenever the floor was opened to the public.
Almost two-thirds of the overall budget, $28.3 million, will go toward federally funded Walla Walla Regional Airport projects â the biggest being an $11 million runway improvement.
Meanwhile, the Port itself had set almost $9 million for a variety of its own capital expenditures, primarily the Wallula Gap Business Park and Dodd Water System and the Burbank Business Park.
âThank you, staff, for your hard work on this,â Commissioner Ron Dunning said. âYou spent a lot of time, not just with me, but with the rest of the commissioners in these times where a lot of it has to be done via email back and forth. I know itâs been tough.â