News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2003

ODNR ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO IMPROVE 20 BOATING ACCESS FACILITIES ACROSS OHIO

COLUMBUS, OH - Boating access will be improved along 20 Ohio waterways thanks to more than $3.2 million in recently awarded grants, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grant awards range from a low of $3,700 for erosion control in Muskingum County to a high of $600,500 for a new boat launch facility in Pickaway County.

Other funded projects include replacement and repair of existing boating facilities and construction of new facilities. Project proposals were competitively judged by the ODNR Division of Watercraft to determine funding priority.

The grants are made available through the Ohio Waterways Safety Fund, which is supported by boat registration fees, a portion of the state motor fuel tax and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard.

These Cooperative Boating Facility Program grants are awarded and administered by the Division of Watercraft to improve boating access for the state’s estimated 3 million recreational boaters.

Additional information on Cooperative Boating Facility grants and other watercraft agency grants can be obtained on the ODNR Internet web page at ohiodnr.com or by writing to ODNR Division of Watercraft, 4435 Fountain Square Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43224.

2003 OHIO BOATING ACCESS GRANTS
COUNTY	FACILITY	PROJECT	AMOUNT
Auglaize/Mercer	Grand Lake St. Marys	Improve boater access at the West Bank marina and at East Bank jetties	$48,200
Carroll	Atwood Lake	Construction of a handicap accessible courtesy dock near the public beach on Atwood Lake	$60,500
Clermont	Ohio River	A new boat ramp in Moscow will replace the aged and deteriorated existing ramp	$285,500
Darke	Alice Bish Park	Installation of an access walkway and canoe launch facility located between Alice Bish Park to Greenville Creek	$29,350
Erie	Lake Erie	Construction of a 20-slip transient docking marina with water and electrical service at McCarvey’s Landing in Vermilion	$342,828
Fairfield	Village of Millersport	Phase I construction of two boat docks on the Ohio Canal	$77,500
Fulton	Archbold Reservoirs	Construct new single lane boat ramp with courtesy dock and parking lot improvements at Reservoir No.1 and No.2.	$63,210
Hamilton	Great Miami River	Proposed planning for boat ramp installation along the Great Miami River at Wilhelm Park and Bravo Park in Colerain Township	$79,250
	Ohio River	Replace a 40-year-old boat ramp on the Ohio River and improve parking and restroom facilities	$266,700
Jefferson	Village of Mingo Junction	Expanding an existing boat dock site to accommodate larger watercraft for access to the Ohio River and other facility improvements	$115,500
Muskingum	Dillon State Park	Dillon Lake shoreline stabilization and erosion control at Big Run boat ramp	$3,700
	Village of Dresden	Construction of a new boating access facility to be located near the Erie Canal Locks	$205,700
	City of Zanesville	Boating access facility improvements	$245,760
Pickaway	Deer Creek State Park	Replacing existing boating access facility at the Harding Cabin ramp	$600,500
Shelby	Lake Loramie State Park	Construction of a new parking lot facility at the West Bank boat ramp	$145,820
Stark	Deer Creek Reservoir	Construction of a new two-lane boat launch, four courtesy docks, a pier extension and other improvements	$26,000
Tuscarawas	Village of Gnadenhutten	Boat ramp facility improvement	$78,000
Union	Mill Creek	Construction of two handicap accessible canoe launch ramps along Mill Creek	$119,610
Wood	City of Rossford	Improvements to marina facility at Rossford Veterans Memorial Park and Marina	$346,494
Wyandot	Upper Sandusky Reservoir	Construction of new public boating facility	$84,961
		Total Projects Funded	20
		Total Grant Awards	$3,225,083

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