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| Marine Board Meeting Scheduled in Salem April 14 |
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For Immediate Release -4/7/09
The Oregon State Marine Board will hold their quarterly meeting on April 14 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Salem office, located at 435 Commercial Street N.E.
The Board will consider rulemaking on the Willamette River that would create a 5 mph slow-no-wake zone within 100 feet of the Salem waterfront transient dock. The Board will also be asked to consider a petition and open the rulemaking process seeking a no-wake-zone in the Holgate Channel between Ross Island and the east bank of the Willamette River, as well as a motor ban in the Ross Island Lagoon. Willamette Riverkeeper, the Urban Green Spaces Institute and the Portland Audubon Society submitted the petition in late March.
Other agenda items include:
- Director’s Report
- Policy and Planning Staff Report
- Boating Facility Round One Grant Considerations
- Boat Facilities Program Report
- Law Enforcement Program Report
- Education/Information Program Report
The meeting is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons needing some form of assistance to participate in this meeting due to a disability should contact June LeTarte at 503-378-2617 by Monday, April 13. Persons wishing to address the Board on non-agenda items may do so during the designated period at the start of the meeting.
To view the agenda, visit http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/programs/docs/April14Agenda09.pdf.
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