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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: Thursday, October 29, 2015</span></b><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Boat Oregon Advisory Teams Meeting November 3-5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The Oregon State Marine Board’s Boat Oregon Advisory Teams (BOATs) will be meeting independently from November 3
through November 5, at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial St. NE, in Salem. All three meetings are scheduled for 9 am to 2 pm. The public is invited to attend and free parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The four teams, Outdoor Sportsmen, Watersports, Cruisers, and a newly formed, Non-Motorized team are comprised of
members of the boating public who advise OSMB staff on statewide issues. Each team specifically addresses issues related to their boating activity with a goal of finding common ground, proactive solutions, and developing initiatives agency staff can implement
to improve boating opportunities for all users. Recommendations from these teams are brought forward to the Marine Board for further consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We’re open to all ideas and no issue is off the table,” says Scott Brewen, Director for the Marine Board.
“Over the last year, these teams have come up with their unique perspectives to assist us with working through some of our challenges on Oregon’s waterways. In the coming year, they will be an integral part of our next strategic planning process as they help
us determine priorities for the next six years.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Cruiser BOAT will meet on November 3, Outdoor Sportsmen on November 4, and Watersports on November 5. A
meeting is scheduled for the Non-Motorized BOAT on December 1. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> To view the agendas, visit
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/BoatOregonAdvisoryTeams.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/BoatOregonAdvisoryTeams.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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