Nine finalists for port job

Nine applicants have applied for the vacant position on the Port of Olympia commission.

They are:  Elizabeth Zita, Bill Wells, George Sharp, Dick Pust, Michelle Morris, Bob Jones, Lawrence Goodman, Fred Finn and Jerry Farmer.

Commissioners George Barner and Bill McGregor will narrow the list down to three or four and then interview them  in open public meetings on June 1 & 2.   Commissioners hope to make the selection known on June 10 at it’s rescheduled regular meeting.

Once sworn in the commissioner will be a regular member of the commission and will serve until the general election results are approved in November.

The person selected must choose to run for the open seat in that election if he or she wishes to retain the seat.  So far, only Jerry Farmer and Bob Jones have filed to run.