[OSMB-News] OSMB News: Temporary Closure on Rogue River at Gold Ray Dam

[Randy Henry]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
CONTACT: Steve Lambert, Jackson County Parks Program Manager, (541) 774-6303 or John Vial, Director of Jackson County Roads and Parks, (541) 774-6238
Temporary Closure Listed on a Limited Section of the Rogue River During Gold Ray Dam Removal
CENTRAL POINT, OR — June 7, 2010 —  State officials with the Oregon State Marine Board have issued a temporary rule closing a 1500 foot section of the Rogue River in the immediate vicinity of Gold Ray Dam located at river mile 125.5.  The closure will be in effect from June 15th, 2010 until October 15th, 2010 and will be limited to a section of the river stretching from 500 feet downstream of the dam to 1000 feet upstream of the dam.  TouVelle State Park is the last public boat ramp upstream of the river closure.      
“Officials ruled to close this small section of the river in an effort to ensure public safety during the removal of the Gold Ray Dam” stated John Vial, Director of Jackson County Roads and Parks.  “During demolition of the dam, it is likely that unsafe boating conditions will be present in this section of the river and the waterway may be unstable” stated Vial.  The temporary river closure will be enforced by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol.  
For more information, please contact Craig Harper, Rogue Valley Council of Governments, or visit the Rogue Valley Council of Governments website at www.rvcog.org.
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