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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: Monday, May 12, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon State Marine Board Charts a New Course to Engage Paddlers</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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are invited to join the Oregon State Marine Board agency staff and non-motorized advisory committee members for an evening of dialog about your boating interests and what you might need in your area to better support your activities out on the water.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Now is the time that we need to bring paddlers to the table and talk about the services they need and want,</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">”
says Director Scott Brewen. <b><i>“We hope that together we will set a new course forward that will help us manage, support and encourage diverse non-motorized activities on Oregon’s waterways that promote safer and more frequent boating recreation for all
boaters.</i></b>” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Four meetings are scheduled in June, from
<b>6 pm to 8:30 pm </b>at the following locations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Downtown Portland –June 3<sup>rd</sup> at the Portland Building, Room C, 1120 SW 5<sup>th</sup> Ave, in Portland
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Medford/White City –June 5<sup>th</sup> at the Jackson County Public Works Auditorium, 7520 Table Rock Rd., in Central Point
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>La Grande –June 9<sup>th</sup> at the Cook Memorial Library – 2006 4<sup>th</sup> St. – in La Grande<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Tillamook –June 10<sup>th</sup> at the Tillamook Library, 1716 3<sup>rd</sup> St., in Tillamook
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“This process was initiated by boaters through their input to our Strategic Plan in 2011,” said Brewen. “The common issue from motorized and
non-motorized boaters alike was how to integrate non-motorized boaters’ needs and participation into agency operations.”<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">As a first step in 2012, the Marine Board convened a Non-Motorized Advisory Committee comprised of individuals representing non-motorized user
groups. The committee produced a set of key topics about what is important to non-motorized boaters and potential ways the Marine Board could engage and support them into the future. Based on their recommendations, the Marine Board will hold a series of
interactive “public listening sessions” to further engage the casual user and more organized non-motorized boaters with agency staff. The listening sessions will serve two purposes:
<b>1) Inform the boating public about the Marine Board’s new Mission and strategic goals, and; 2) Listen closely from non-motorized boaters to learn about local needs related to access, safety, and education.</b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The input received at the listening sessions combined with comments from an online survey will serve as a baseline for a preliminary
report that will be presented to the Non-Motorized Advisory Committee and Marine Board. The public dialogue will continue in the fall, beginning in September, when more meetings will be scheduled in 10 additional communities statewide. From these meetings,
a comprehensive report will be compiled with recommendations to present to the Marine Board in July of 2015. All documentation will be posted on the Marine Board’s website. Additionally, the online survey and other outreach will be ongoing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">“This is a ground-truthing mission and it’s important to connect with people who recreate on Oregon’s waterways. Understanding what
we do and how we deliver services is only one part of the conversation,” Brewen adds. “But how do boaters want us to serve them? We want to find balance, equitability, and a way to meet all boaters’ needs. We want boaters to tell
<i>us</i> how to achieve it.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Marine Board is funded by registration fees and marine fuel taxes paid by boaters.
<strong>No general fund tax dollars</strong> are used to support the agency or its programs. Boater-paid fees go back to boaters in the form of boating access facilities, law enforcement services that protect boater safety, and education and outreach materials.
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">To learn more about the Marine Board’s strategic plan and the activities being implemented by various external advisory committees,
visit </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/pages/admin/strategicplan.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/pages/admin/strategicplan.aspx</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></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"><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.boatoregon.com">www.boatoregon.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/boatoregon">www.facebook.com/boatoregon</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/marineboard">www.twitter.com/marineboard</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/marineboard">www.youtube.com/marineboard</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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