Knowing The Waters Newsletter Archives

This past January I had the pleasure of attending WPPA 2025 Port Day in Olympia and observing WPPA Staff and members engage their state legislative delegations and other elected officials

By Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. Does your port own buildings that are 20,000 square feet or larger?  If so, between June 2026 and June 2028, your

By Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S.   Last month, at the Annual Meeting, WPPA honored an impressive list of new WPPA Life Members at Friday morning’s Awards

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. December is a month of making lists – holiday present lists, new year’s resolution lists, and the like. 

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S.             Many ports from around the state attended the WPPA Small Ports conference in Chelan last month where

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. On June 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule on how special purpose district

By Frank Chmelik, Tim Schermetzler and Allison Beard of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. The Public’s Right to Film & Responding to First Amendment “Auditors”                 This month’s column discusses

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. This month’s KTW blog post is going to look at some “best practices” for managing a contentious public

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. Back in March we addressed best practices concerning compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”).  That blog

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel                 Last month we focused on lawsuits and claims where there may be insurance coverage

By Frank J. Chmelik and Timothy D. Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel                 This month, we focus on lawsuits and claims where there may be

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S.  In March, the United States Supreme Court issued two opinions that addressed when municipal officers can be personally