When they met Wednesday, Leavenworth County commissioners approved a new agreement to govern the operation of the Leavenworth County Port Authority.

The agreement now will need approval from the Leavenworth City Commission before it can go into effect.

The city and county governments were the parties to a 1969 agreement that established the Port Authority, which is an economic development organization.

“The agreement remains unchanged since 1969,” Senior County Counselor David Van Parys.

(Read more: Leavenworth Times)