WRDA to increase funding for Oregon ports December 24, 2020, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley who serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and on the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ron Wyden have announced that after last-minute legislative push, the WRDA 2020 bill will increase funding to nearly all Oregon ports.
“As we continue to work to beat back the coronavirus and rebuild our economies after this devastating year, we must focus on creating the strong foundation our communities need to be healthy and thrive,” said
Merkley, who authorizes these projects through his role on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and then funds them through his role on the Appropriations Committee. “That’s why I fought to ensure that this year’s WRDA bill will help us safeguard Oregon’s incredible waterways, and make key investments in the harbors and ports that our coastal economies re
Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act passes House of Representatives last week theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I am doing things a little bit differently this week, as all three of my historic pictures will be part of the story of one of Bandon s oldest businesses, the Capps Motor Co.
The first picture shows Capps Garage before the fire of 1936. It is the building on the east side of Oregon Avenue, which was the main highway into town in those days. Today it leads down the hill past Holy Trinity Catholic Church and joins First Street across from the Port of Bandon s marketplace building. If you look closely you can see the overhang which covered the gasoline tanks in front of the big concrete two-story structure. West of Capps Garage is The Golden Rule, which after the fire relocated on Second Street in the building that is now the Continuum Center.