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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
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| County |
Facility |
Project |
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 |
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)
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| 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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For additional news online, check out the ODNR Press Room at Ohiodnr.com
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For Further Information Contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
(614) 265-6695
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Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
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