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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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June 30, 2006
RENOVATED BOAT LAUNCH RAMP AREA DEDICATED AT
BUCK CREEK STATE PARK IN CLARK COUNTY
COLUMBUS, OH - State and local officials cut the ribbon today on a newly renovated and expanded boat launch area at Buck Creek State Park in Clark County.
The $2 million project of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) relocated the existing four-lane launch area 300 feet to the west, added a fifth launch lane and a 240-foot boarding dock. The access road leading to the launch area was reconfigured to relieve congestion on busy summer weekends and the adjoining parking lot was expanded to include 22 car-trailer spaces. Make-ready and tie-down areas were added along the access road to help move traffic more efficiently.
Relocation of the launch lanes and construction of a steel, double-walled breakwater reduced wave action in the launch area, making it safer for both boaters and their watercraft.
“More than 50 million visitors come to Ohio State Parks each year to boat, fish, swim, camp, picnic and hike,” said ODNR Director Sam Speck. “This new launch facility is an example of our continued commitment to improving this award-winning state park system.”
Funding for the project came from grants by the ODNR divisions of Watercraft and Wildlife. Poggemeyer Design Group of Bowling Green served as design consultant for the project and Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum was the general contractor. S&B Manufacturing of Findlay supplied the docks.
The 4,000-acre Buck Creek State Park records nearly 300,000 visitors each year. The park’s 2,100-acre C.J. Brown Reservoir is open to boats of unlimited horsepower.
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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com
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For Further Information Contact:
Jean Backs, Ohio State Parks
(614) 265-7077
-or-
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
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