[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Approves Round One Grants for the Mid-Valley Boating Facilities

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                                       Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Marine Board Approves Round One Grants for the Mid-Valley Boating Facilities

          The Oregon State Marine Board approved several grants for boating access facility improvements in the Mid-Willamette Valley counties at their last quarterly Board meeting, held on June 23, in Salem.  The agency received 34 applications for Round 1 Grants that identified $11 million in project needs with $6.2 million requested from the Marine Board.  The Board awarded $2,404,966 in state funds and $1,951,296 in federal funds for the 2015-2017 boating facility improvement projects.
            The applicants below received funding for the following access projects in the Mid-Willamette Valley region:
APPLICANT

LOCATION

IMPROVEMENT

CVA FUNDS

BOATER FUNDS

APPLICANT MATCH

TOTAL

Linn County

Foster Reservoir -Edgewater Marina

New pumpout/dump station

$85,338.75

$19,661.25



$115,680

Lane County

McKenzie River -Hendricks Bridge Wayside

Permitting assistance to replace ramp



$10,000

$2,500

$12,500

City of Lebanon

Cheadle Lake

New flush restroom



$48,600

$64,406

$113,006

City of Albany

Willamette River -Bowman Park

Flush restroom replacement



$83,100

$27,895

$110,995


Linn County will receive general Clean Vessel Act funds and state boater funds to pay for the installation of a new pumpout and dump station for the Edgewater Marina on Foster Reservoir for recreational boaters who have onboard sanitation or portable sanitation devices (Port-A-Potty).  Having a pumpout and dump station on Foster Reservoir, a very popular boating destination, will help keep the waterway free from sewage being discharged into the water.
Lane County will use the grant funds to pay for the necessary permits required for future boat ramp construction for Phase II of the Hendricks Bridge Wayside on the McKenzie River.  The future improvements will include a single-lane concrete ramp, will expand the asphalt parking, maneuver and staging areas, treat stormwater runoff and provide better accessibility to the ramp.
The City of Lebanon will replace the existing portable toilet with a new, ADA-accessible flush restroom on Cheadle Lake, and will include striping in the parking lot with designated ADA parking.
The City of Albany will replace and relocate the flush restroom for Bowman Park on the Willamette River, closer to the boat trailer parking area which will improve safety and reduce vandalism since it will be located in a more visible location.
The Marine Board is funded by registration fees and marine fuel taxes paid by boaters. No general fund tax dollars are used to support the agency or its programs.  Boater-paid fees go back to boaters in the form of law enforcement services (on-the-water enforcement, training and equipment), education/outreach materials and boating access facilities.  Fees charged by waterway managers for parking and launching, reduces Maintenance Assistance Program funds the Marine Board provides for qualifying grant recipients.
For more information about boating facility grants, visit www.boatoregon.com<http://www.boatoregon.com>.
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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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