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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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September 26, 2005
ODNR AWARDS MORE THAN $3,000,000 IN GRANTS
TO IMPROVE BOATING ACCESS ACROSS OHIO
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2006 OHIO BOATING ACCESS FACILITY
GRANT AWARDS |
| County |
Facility |
Project
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Amount |
| Ashtabula |
Port Conneaut |
Extension
of existing small boat dock, extension and improvement of launch
ramp. |
$37,500 |
| Ashtabula |
Pymatuning
Reservoir |
Installation
of two courtesy docks and barrier free sidewalks, security
lighting at ramp and parking lot, restroom improvements at
Birch’s Boat Ramp. |
$105,000 |
| Auglaize |
Grand Lake |
Provide
renovations and expansion of St. Marys East Bank marina ramp and
parking area. |
$133,000 |
| Clermont |
Ohio River |
Improve
existing boat ramp and trailer Chilo Lock #34 parking area,
provide new courtesy docks and new concrete fishing pedestrian
area. |
$800,000 |
| Fairfield |
Buckeye
Lake |
Renovate
and expand existing ramps at North Shore boat launch, expand
parking |
$215,500 |
| Fairfield |
Buckeye Lake
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Relocate
overhead utility lines and add security lighting at Lieb’s
Island boat ramp. |
$5,500 |
| Hancock |
Findlay
Reservoirs |
Extend
launch ramp and install new courtesy dock at Reservoir #1;
repair launch ramp and replace courtesy dock at Reservoir #2. |
$32,500 |
| Lake |
Grand River |
Replace old
docks with new docks, repair dock wall and boat landing area. |
$50,000 |
| Lorain |
City of
Sheffield |
Construct
new boat launch facility with direct access to Lake Erie at
Community Park |
$432,500 |
| Ottawa |
Lake Erie |
Construct a
breakwall for a transient dock marina facility in Port Clinton. |
$1,250,000 |
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2006 Recreational Harbor Evaluation Grants
(Dredging) |
| Ashtabula |
Lake Erie |
Dredging the
catch basin within the channel at Geneva State Park. |
$25,000 |
| Erie |
Sandusky
Bay |
Dredging
East Bay Channel |
$450,000 |
| Erie |
Sandusky Bay |
Dredging
entrance and main channel of the Cove Channel |
$50,000 |
| Lake |
Mentor
Harbor |
Construct
a pilot project for dredging sand around the entrance channel to
Mentor Harbor. |
$200,000 |
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COLUMBUS, OH - Recreational boating access will be improved next year
at 10 sites throughout Ohio thanks to more than $3 million in grants
awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of
Watercraft.
The grant awards range from $5,500 to improve the Lieb’s Island boat
ramp at Buckeye Lake in central Ohio to $1,250,000 for construction of a
marina breakwall on Lake Erie in Port Clinton.
Other funded projects include boating access facilities at the Findlay
Reservoirs, Port Conneaut, the Ohio River, Grand River, City of
Sheffield, as well as Buckeye Lake, Pymatuning and Grand Lake St. Marys
state parks.
These Cooperative Boating Access Facility Program Grants are made
available through the Ohio Waterways Safety Fund. The fund is comprised
of a portion of the state motor vehicle fuel tax, watercraft
registration and titling fees and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard. The
grants are awarded on a competitive basis and are administered by the
ODNR Division of Watercraft to improve public boating access for the
state’s estimated 3 million recreational boaters.
The ODNR Division of Watercraft has also awarded $725,000 in
Recreational Harbor Evaluation Grants for dredging projects in three
Lake Erie harbors, including: Geneva, Sandusky Bay and Mentor Harbor.
Additional information on the various grant programs administered by
ODNR are listed on the
agency’s web page at ohiodnr.com.
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-30- For additional news online, check out the
ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com |
For Further Information
Contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
(614) 265-6695
-or-
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860 |
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