[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Approves Grant for OYCC

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                     Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015

Marine Board Approves Grant for OYCC

          The Oregon State Marine Board approved a grant to help fund the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps summer projects during their April 22nd Board meeting, held in Salem.
[cid:image006.jpg at 01D07DE1.9784C9C0]            The grant will fund boating facilities projects in Clatsop, Columbia, Josephine, and Lane Counties at the following locations:

*       Clatsop County

o   Hammond Marina -dock repairs, painting fence and railings, install new signage.

o   Warrenton Marina -dock repairs, restripe parking area, install new signage.

o   John Day County Park -restripe parking area and clean landscaping by the restroom.

*       Columbia County

o   North and South Sand Island Marine Park -repair short term tie-up docks, replace walers and rub strip, refurbish existing benches, install new benches, rehabilitate existing camping sites and install signage.

*       Josephine County

o   Chinook Park, Schroeder Park, Hog Creek, Griffin, Almeda, Indian Mary, Ennis Riffle, Pierce Riffle -paint restrooms, stripe parking lots and clear vegetation around ramps and restrooms.

o   Whitehorse Park -repair potholes, paint speedbumps on the access road and clear vegetation.

o   Robertson Bridge -paint restroom and stripe parking lot.

*       Lane County

o   Baker Bay, Orchard Point, Perkins Peninsula, Richarson Park -repair docks.

o   Rodakowski, Richardson Park, Hendricks Wayside and Linslaw -paint restrooms and curbing.

o   Farnham, Triangle Lake and Tidewater -restore picnic tables.
Since 1996, the Marine Board has partnered with OYCC to provide funding for youth to perform meaningful work at boating facilities and learn valuable job skills/work ethics that benefit boaters.
For more information about the Marine Board's Boating Facilities Program and the current boating facilities projects, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/BoatFac/pages/index.aspx.



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Pictured: An OYCC crew restriping the parking area for a boating facility.

Ashley A. Massey
Legislative Coordinator
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
[EmailOSMB_logos_cmyk_300dpi]<http://www.oregon.gov/osmb>

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