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Tom Albro succeeds John Creighton as president of Port of Seattle
THE Port of Seattle Commission has announced that commissioner Tom Albro has been elected as president, replacing John Creighton, who will remain as commissioner-at-large.
The other elected officials are commissioner Courtney Gregoire who will serve as vice president, commissioner Stephanie Bowman will serve as secretary, and commissioner Fred Felleman will serve as assistant secretary.
"It's my privilege to serve as commission president," said Mr Albro. "I believe in servant leadership - the call of a leader to serve those who elected them. So, my approach will be to help us all do our best and work effectively together. I look forward to the year ahead, which I'm sure will be busy."
Commissioners also thanked outgoing president Creighton for his community-oriented approach and long-term vision for better serving economic and community needs in King County. Some of the key accomplishments in 2016 included US$2 billion in capital improvement projects aimed at reducing congestion and expanding quality service at Sea-Tac Airport; the launch of two studies to examine the feasibility of aviation-biofuel infrastructure and commercialisation of aviation biofuels in the Northwest; and funded assistance for state and local roads that ease congestion and improve freight movement.
In its 2017 budget, the commission authorised more than $45 million in environmental initiatives and projects aimed at making the Port of Seattle the greenest and most energy efficient port in North America, $3.9 million in workforce development programmes to provide more internships and job-training programmes, $1.7 million to promote, support and expand a number of tourism initiatives for the region, and $1 million in grants to cities in King County to support their economic development initiatives.
The other elected officials are commissioner Courtney Gregoire who will serve as vice president, commissioner Stephanie Bowman will serve as secretary, and commissioner Fred Felleman will serve as assistant secretary.
"It's my privilege to serve as commission president," said Mr Albro. "I believe in servant leadership - the call of a leader to serve those who elected them. So, my approach will be to help us all do our best and work effectively together. I look forward to the year ahead, which I'm sure will be busy."
Commissioners also thanked outgoing president Creighton for his community-oriented approach and long-term vision for better serving economic and community needs in King County. Some of the key accomplishments in 2016 included US$2 billion in capital improvement projects aimed at reducing congestion and expanding quality service at Sea-Tac Airport; the launch of two studies to examine the feasibility of aviation-biofuel infrastructure and commercialisation of aviation biofuels in the Northwest; and funded assistance for state and local roads that ease congestion and improve freight movement.
In its 2017 budget, the commission authorised more than $45 million in environmental initiatives and projects aimed at making the Port of Seattle the greenest and most energy efficient port in North America, $3.9 million in workforce development programmes to provide more internships and job-training programmes, $1.7 million to promote, support and expand a number of tourism initiatives for the region, and $1 million in grants to cities in King County to support their economic development initiatives.
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