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February 27, 2007
MORE THAN $46,000 IN GRANTS AWARDED
TO PROVIDE NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ON OHIO’S INLAND WATERWAYS
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Navigational Aid Grant Recipients for 2007 |
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Recipient Agency |
Site Location |
Amount |
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Ohio State Parks |
17 State Parks |
$32,320 |
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Muskingum Watershed
Conservancy District |
Various lakes |
$7,521 |
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City of Sandusky |
Erie Co. |
$3,700 |
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City of Vermilion |
Erie Co. |
$1,090 |
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City of Columbus |
Franklin Co. |
$872 |
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Perrysburg Township |
Wood Co. |
$763 |
COLUMBUS, OH - Seven public service agencies this year are receiving a total of $46,798 in grants to obtain and place marine buoys, signs and other navigational aids on inland waterways within their jurisdictions, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Navigational aid grants are awarded yearly on a non-matching basis to improve safety for the state’s estimated 3 million recreational boaters. Waterways eligible for marking are controlled areas for boating traffic, restricted boating areas and hazardous boating areas. Buoys and signs must comply with the standard inland waterway regulatory marking system.
The grant program is administered by the ODNR Division of Watercraft and funded through the Waterways Safety Fund, which consists of watercraft registration and titling fees, a percentage of the state motor fuels tax and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Additional information on ODNR grant programs is available online at ohiodnr.com and by calling the Division of Watercraft at 614-265-6446.
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