Board Approves Funds for Access Projects
The Oregon State Marine Board has approved $256,072 in funding for ten boating facility improvement projects. The Board also voted to deny a petition to restrict boat speeds on the Siuslaw River near Florence. The actions came during a regular meeting held in Portland on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
The facility grants, when combined with matching funds from the grant recipients, and in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's federal Sport Fish Restoration funds, total more than $500,000 in enhancements to boating access sites across Oregon. The grants for these projects were funded with savings from other projects that have recently been completed or that won't be finished by the end of the 2001-03 fiscal biennium. Project funds were approved as follows:
- $36,000 for Nehalem gravel parking and access, Tillamook County. Funds will be used to improve a gravel parking lot located across from Nehalem County Park. The project will provide an additional parking lot access point, enlarge the lot to current standards and mark parking stalls with wheels stops. The project will increase capacity and improve safety.
- $36,000 for California Ave. flush restroom, City of North Bend. Funds will be used to place a two-stall precast flush restroom at the California Ave. boat ramp. This will complete the final phase in the development of this access point.
- $25,000 for Hebb Park parking, Clackamas County. Funds will help expand and overlay the parking lot at Hebb Park for better traffic circulation and approach to the ramp.
- $20,000 for Boones Ferry parking, Clackamas County. Funds will pave the gravel overflow parking area completed in 2001.
- $26,000 for Pilcher Creek Reservoir toilet, Union County. County will use funds to install an ADA accessible vault toilet at the reservoir, which is located between LaGrande and Baker City.
- $33,706 for Marina, pumpout and dump, Port of Arlington. Federal Clean Vessel Act funds will be used to replace and relocate the heavily worn pumpout and dump station at the marina.
- $25,000 for Armitage parking, Lane County. Funds will expand boat trailer parking at Armitage Park on the McKenzie River outside of Eugene.
- $17,000 for Strome parking and toilet, Lincoln County. Funds will be used to improve road access, expand parking facilities and relocate vault toilet away from high water.
- $29,000 for vault toilets in Josephine County. Funds will be used to purchase and install vault toilets at six parks along the Rogue River at Chinook Park, Pierce Riffle, Lathrop Landing, Ferry Hole, Griffin Park and Robertson Bridge boat landings. Facilities will replace unsanitary and environmentally unfriendly wooden toilets now in place.
- $8,366 for pumpout replacement at Rocky Pointe Marina, Multnomah County. Federal Clean Vessel Act funds will be used to replace older publicly accessible pumpout at Rocky Pointe Marina.
Other items covered at the Board meeting include the following:
- The Board voted to deny a petition from a group of Siuslaw River property owners seeking a 5 mph, Slow-No-Wake zone between river miles 11-16 downstream from Mapleton. The Board felt that the speed limit would overly restrict traffic on a public waterway.
- The Board voted to repeal an older administrative rule that was in conflict with newer statewide rules. The ruling repeals a "slow-no-wake within 150 feet of a boat ramp" on boat operations specific to Yamhill County. A statewide rule setting the distance at 200 feet is now in effect.
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