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<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Marine Board to Hold Fourth Non-Motorized External Advisory Committee Meeting in Salem<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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As part of the Marine Board’s 2011-2016 strategic plan, an external advisory committee will convene for their fourth meeting on February 26 at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, 4190 Aumsville Highway in Salem, from 9 am to 4 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">            The advisory committee is comprised of a wide variety of stakeholders, from organized clubs to private citizens from around the state.  The non-motorized
<span style="color:black">external advisory committee will be making recommendations to the Marine Board on how to best engage and incorporate non-motorized boaters into the future mission of the agency and meet the ever-evolving needs of all boating user groups.</span> 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:26.65pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Marine Board staff will be facilitating the meeting with the following agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Presentations from Marine Board staff addressing questions asked by committee members;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Review the SWOT analysis conducted by the committee during the third meeting;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Determine how to mitigate the threats and weaknesses identified in the analysis, and;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prepare an action plan.
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The public is invited to attend this meeting, however; comments will not be permitted.  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 Ashley Massey at 503-378-2623 by Monday, February 25. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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