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Port to Expand Island's Developable Acres with 800,000 Cubic Yards of Dirt

KENNEWICK, WA-Once the port has finished the expansion, it hopes to attract developers that will complete its vision for development, which includes 130 apartment units, 75 condominiums and 20 "hoffices.

By Janet Parker | Updated on February 14, 2001

KENNEWICK, WA-In an effort to support local business on Clover Island and provide improved habitat for the Columbia River’s dwindling salmon population, the Port of Kennewick will use more than 800,000 cubic yards of fill dirt to expand the island from 16 developable acres to 31.7. Linda Boomer, the port’s director of planning and development, describes the agency’s $15-million project as being “both economic development and environmental restoration.”

Decades ago, Clover Island measured more than 167 acres. During the 1940s and 50s, however, several levees were built for flood control and hydroelectric power. Collectively known as the McNary Project, it raised the water level by about 20 feet. The port then built levees of its own around the island to save the remaining 16 acres.

Since the 1950s, a number of businesses have made the island home, some more successfully than others. Commercial development has included a marina, yacht club, a restaurant and a 150-room hotel, which has outlasted numerous owners and is currently named the Ramada Clover Island Inn.

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