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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=357 height=262 src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCB0C3.2F6AA010" align=right hspace=12 alt="Description: Description: Y:\Photos\FacilitiesPics2011-2013\SportcraftLanding\SportcraftLanding111411.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>within budget. The Marine Board provided technical assistance for engineering and permitting to maximize the existing configuration to improve the flow and designed the ramp, piles and boarding floats. The City of Oregon City also worked closely with the construction team, City Commissioners and City staff to make sure the work on this project was effectively communicated in the community and to various user groups. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In 2009 the Marine Board approved $166,255 in state boater funds combined with $87,491 in applicant match, $43,346 in applicant in-kind contributions and $166,254 in federal Sport Fish Restoration funds from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Willamette River is the second most-used waterbody in Oregon. The majority of boat use occurs below </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Before and after pictures of Sportcraft Landing." style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:164.05pt;margin-top:35.55pt;width:215.25pt;height:21pt;z-index:-251658240;visibility:visible;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:200;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:200;mso-width-relative:margin;mso-height-relative:margin'>
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