Wednesday, July 23, 2008

From The Daily Astorian: Ex-Port Master Gearin Teams Up With Ken Leahy To Sell Sand For Profit From Sand Island

7/23/2008 11:37:00 AM

Sinking business rises from the sand . Controversy surrounds former Port director Peter Gearin’s new venture

By CASSANDRA PROFITA -The Daily Astorian

A new business started by former Port of Astoria director Peter Gearin is resurrecting a failed effort by the ports of Astoria and Portland to market the mounds of sand on Rice Island, the Columbia River dredge disposal site once known for its oversized Caspian tern colony....For Complete Article Click On Main Title Above

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So, the private sector can do something the public sector could not do! Is that bad? Not that Steve Forrester has finished beating up Richard Lee, is Peter Gerin his next target? We'll certainly see. I wonder if this time Forrester can actually come up with some facts rather than just the general smear so common to the Daily A.

Patrick McGee said...

We'll have to stay tuned on this one.

Ought to be interesting.

Yiou read Gearin's comment on why he hsan't contacted the paper>