Port of Pasco commissioners unanimously gave their staff the green light May 1 to begin negotiating the purchase of a 140-acre parcel for an estimated $3.3 million.

Details about the property were not provided, other than it is located north of Pasco, according to port executive director Adam Lincoln. Purchase negotiations were briefly discussed at a special port meeting called specifically for that purpose.

“It furthers our mission of economic development,” Lincoln said of the potential purchase.

The port currently holds 3,050 total acres – 2,450 acres of land and 600 acres of waterfront property, with the last large land purchase in 2019, which was 300 acres for the Reimann Industrial Center. 

Port leaders are regularly searching for property as its industrial parks and centers fill up and new industry partners seek to set up operations in the Tri-Cities.

The port’s 2025 strategic plan document also indicates that the agency “as part of its new land acquisition strategy, will develop an approach, working with Lamb Weston and the Connell community, to seek ways to mitigate the impact.”