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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Marine Board’s Non-Motorized Boating External Advisory Committee to Meet January 29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Oregon State Marine Board’s external non-motorized boating advisory committee will be meeting on January 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department
of Public Safety Standards and Training facility, 4190 Aumsville Hwy in Salem. <o:p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:200%"> The advisory committee is comprised of a wide variety of stakeholders, from organized clubs to private citizens from around the state. The non-motorized boating 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.
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• Updates on previous meeting action items; <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:200%">• Group discussion on regional public outreach meetings, and;
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:200%">• Videotaping committee members for outreach efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The public is invited to attend and comments will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting. Written comments will be accepted via mail, fax,
or email and can be sent to MariAnn McKenzie, Non-Motorized Boating Advisory Committee Coordinator, 435 Commercial Street NE, Salem, 97301, fax number 503-378-4597 or
<a href="mailto:mariann.mckenzie@state.or.us">mariann.mckenzie@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%">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, January 27. <o:p></o:p></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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