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Pend Oreille County Economic Development News

NEWS

Received approval from EPA for investigation of contamination at the proposed Newport Business Park site.

Seattle City Light relicensing studies for Boundary Dam have begin in earnest within the study area north of Box Canyon Dam. These will continue for the next two years.

Ongoing Work

Company	General Info	Status
Port of Pend Oreille/ M-Bar D	Working on CERB grant/loan For Rail car paint facility	Reviewing eligibility

Infrastructure Projects

Project	Partners	General Info	Status
Telemedicine & Distance Learning Grant	Hospitals & Fire districts in all three counties	Seeking to purchase video conferencing equipment and sophisticated computerized mannequins to simulate medical emergencies. Facilitate training.	Received grant for Teleconference equipment
Telecom Upgrade	PUD / Kalispel Tribe / CERB	Cell tower built	Done
Newport Business Park	Port District / City of Newport / 5-star / PUD fund board / CTED / USDA	Draft Master plan completed	Working with EPA on Brownsfield Assessment
North County Revitalization	Metaline Falls / Metaline / Ione / Cusick / Usk	Seeking funding to complete projects outlined in the master plan	Metaline and Ione sidewalks going out to bid soon.. Congressional appropriation request for Ione Main Street Revitalization.
Pend Oreille Valley Cultural Center	Friends of the Pend Oreille Valley Cultural Center	Property acquisition and fund raising for business incubator/theater facility	The friends are seeking funds to hire a program manager and plan to hire a professional fund raiser.
Newport Kalispel Avenue	City of Newport / 5-star	Re-design and re-build Kalispel Ave. to provide safety for schools. Streets, sidewalks, lighting, water lines	Done

Planning and Strategy

Community Project Priority List	Lists priority projects for County	Soliciting input from community

Recreation and Tourism

Tri-county Economic Development District recognizes that recreation and tourism are a key element of economic development. To this end, we have two volunteers devoted to recreation and tourism and are guiding the effort to create an independent, sustainable visitor’s bureau.

Project	General Info	Status
Newport-Oldtown Chamber of Commerce is working on visitors guide and developing strategy for promoting Pend Oreille County