A coalition of industrial businesses concerned about the economic vitality and the environmental health of the Portland Harbor, WWC was established in 2005 to create a focused and strong voice for harbor industrial public policies and issues.


What We're Involved In

The City of Portland is updating their economic opportunities analysis (EOA); a little-known state-wide planning requirement that identifies likely industrial and other economic development opportunities and corresponding employment land needs for the community. However, in this city, history has shown that this process typically results in further regulation on harbor businesses, impacting their growth. The City’s available industrial land supply is both constrained and diminishing. We are keeping close watch on the potential for additional regulation that can further restrict the harbor businesses’ operations, facility maintenance and development activities.  We are participating with other interested parties, in reviewing and commenting on the City of Portland EOA documents and will have a recommendation for our members to consider once the effort wraps up. 

The City of Portland is creating a land use and transit development plan for the Montgomery Park Area.  Of greatest concern to the WWC is the potential rezoning of industrial land to other purposes, further impacting the industrial land supply and viability of adjacent industrial businesses.

City of Portland sewer, stormwater, and water utility customers will see changes to their sewer and stormwater rates, charges for connecting to the sewer, and Clean River Rewards discounts.  This has a major impact on the Industrial businesses fees.