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20 Years Ago by Staff Moscow-Pullman Daily News, June 14, 2025

Lewiston Port Commissioners were glad Redden spared
the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley financial hardship

June 15, 2005: Relief over a recent court decision not to drop the pool 10 feet behind Lower Granite Dam this summer almost overshadowed the passage of the Port of Lewiston's annual budget.

Had district court Judge James Redden in Portland opted for the drawdown, the 2005-2006 budget passed by port commissioners Tuesday would have been off base even though just a month earlier it appeared to be a conservative prediction of the port's financial future.

The commissioners said they were glad Redden spared the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley financial hardship and instead chose to spill water over the dams that otherwise would be used for electric generation.