ODNR ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO IMPROVE 20 BOATING ACCESS FACILITIES ACROSS OHIOCOLUMBUS, OH - Boating access will be improved along 20 Ohio waterways thanks to more than $3.2 million in recently awarded grants, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grant awards range from a low of $3,700 for erosion control in Muskingum County to a high of $600,500 for a new boat launch facility in Pickaway County. Other funded projects include replacement and repair of existing boating facilities and construction of new facilities. Project proposals were competitively judged by the ODNR Division of Watercraft to determine funding priority. The grants are made available through the Ohio Waterways Safety Fund, which is supported by boat registration fees, a portion of the state motor fuel tax and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard. These Cooperative Boating Facility Program grants are awarded and administered by the Division of Watercraft to improve boating access for the state's estimated 3 million recreational boaters. Additional information on Cooperative Boating Facility grants and other watercraft agency grants can be obtained on the ODNR Internet web page at ohiodnr.com or by writing to ODNR Division of Watercraft, 4435 Fountain Square Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43224. EDITORS NOTE: A LIST OF GRANT RECIPIENTS IS BELOW 2003 Ohio Boating Access Grants
Auglaize/Mercer Counties Grand Lake St. Marys - Improve boater access at the West Bank marina and at East Bank jetties. $48,200 Carroll County Atwood Lake - Construction of a handicap accessible courtesy dock near the public beach on Atwood Lake. $60,500 Clermont County Ohio River - A new boat ramp in Moscow will replace the aged and deteriorated existing ramp. $285,500 Darke County Alice Bish Park - Installation of an access walkway and canoe launch facility located between Alice Bish Park to Greenville Creek. $29,350 Erie County Lake Erie - Construction of a 20-slip transient docking marina with water and electrical service at McCarvey's Landing in Vermilion. $342,828 Fairfield County Village of Millersport - Phase I construction of two boat docks on the Ohio Canal. $77,500 Fulton County Archbold Reservoirs - Construct new single lane boat ramp with courtesy dock and parking lot improvements at Reservoir No.1 and No.2. $63,210 Hamilton County Great Miami River - Proposed planning for boat ramp installation along the Great Miami River at Wilhelm Park and Bravo Park in Colerain Township. $79,250 Ohio River - Replace a 40-year-old boat ramp on the Ohio River and improve parking and restroom facilities. $266,700 Jefferson County Village of Mingo Junction - Expanding an existing boat dock site to accommodate larger watercraft for access to the Ohio River and other facility improvements. $115,500 Muskingum County Dillon State Park - Dillon Lake shoreline stabilization and erosion control at Big Run boat ramp. $3,700 Village of Dresden - Construction of a new boating access facility to be located near the Erie Canal Locks. $205,700 City of Zanesville - Boating access facility improvements. $245,760 Pickaway County Deer Creek State Park - Replacing existing boating access facility at the Harding Cabin ramp. $600,500 Shelby County Lake Loramie State Park - Construction of a new parking lot facility at the West Bank boat ramp. $145,820 Stark County Deer Creek Reservoir - Construction of a new two-lane boat launch, four courtesy docks, a pier extension and other improvements. $26,000 Tuscarawas County Village of Gnadenhutten - Boat ramp facility improvement. $78,000 Union County Mill Creek - Construction of two handicap accessible canoe launch ramps along Mill Creek. $119,610 Wood County City of Rossford - Improvements to marina facility at Rossford Veterans Memorial Park and Marina. $346,494 Wyandot County Upper Sandusky Reservoir - Construction of new public boating facility. $84,961 Total Projects Funded: 20 Total Grant Awards: $3,225,083
Source: ODNR
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