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Brian Shortt

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie, seated, looking to the side.

Served:
July 1986 – December 1991 (Port Director)

White Salmon, Washington

Before filling this position, Brian ???. After leaving the Port, Brian went on to serve as Executive Director for the Port of Anacortes. He later returned to the area, launching Shortt Supply in Hood River, Oregon, where he remains Owner and General Manager (as of 2010) and serves as a commissioner for the Port of Hood River.

During his tenure, the Sailboard Park beach access was completed, plans for a windsurfing resort were launched and then abandoned, the Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan was adopted for Bingen Point, Riley Bros. Concrete began aggregate mining operations at Dallesport, dredge spoils from the Bonnevile NavLock Project were awarded and received, Columbia Shipbuilders began operating at Dallesport, the Klickitat Point Lodge, Conference, and Trade Center was proposed (ultimately going to Skamania County as Skamania Lodge), the Dallesport Re-load Facility began operation, propane storage operations began at Dallesport, and issues with disposal of saltcake material by the Recycled Alumninum Metals Company (RAMCo) began to surface.

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