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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Friday, May 10, 2013</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Marine Board to Hold Special Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oregon State Marine Board will hold a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, May 14 from 10 am to noon. Interested members of the public are welcome to come to the agency's office,
435 Commercial Street NE, in Salem, to participate in the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Marine Board will consider initiating permanent rulemaking for a Slow -No Wake rule in Multnomah County on the Willamette River at river mile 13.8 for the Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge
construction project. A Slow -No Wake rule expired in December 2012 in the area beneath the temporary construction bridges, 500 feet upriver and 500 feet downriver from the centerline of the Bridge.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Board will also consider additional funding for existing boating facility grants for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">* City of Warrenton, Hammond Marina Asphalt Parking Project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">* Boardman Parks and Recreation District, Parking Rehabilitation Project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">* ODOT, Santiam Rest Area Ramp Replacement Project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">* Boating Facility Small Grant Authorization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2617 by Monday, May 13. Persons wishing to address the Board may do so during the public comment period at the start of the meeting at 10 am.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The agenda can be downloaded from
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/admin/members.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/admin/members.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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