By Luis F. Carrasco | Arizona Daily Star
The years-long effort to build a new commercial port of entry to help alleviate congestion and boost economic development hit another setback recently, but stakeholders are not giving up.
Earlier this month, the City of Douglas received a formal response from the federal government rejecting its proposal to donate up to 80 acres and build the infrastructure needed for a new port, said Mayor Danny Ortega Jr.
“We wanted to build it and lease it back to the government, then after a 20 or 30-year period, depending on the terms of the lease, they would get full ownership of the port,” he said.
