Michigan State Waterways Commission to meet April 25 in Houghton Lake
Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 04/21/2014 02:08 PM EDT|
Commission to meet at 10 a.m. Topics include Waterway Grant Resolutions. |
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2014
Contact: Darlene L. Moore, 517-284-6138 or Ed Golder, 517-284-5815
Michigan State Waterways Commission to meet April 25 in Houghton Lake
The Michigan State Waterways Commission (MSWC) will hold its regular meeting on Friday, April 25. The meeting will be held at the Comfort Suites Hotel Meeting Room, 100 Clearview Drive in Houghton Lake, Mich. The public meeting will begin at 10 a.m., with a work session at 8 a.m. before the regular meeting.
Topics for the meeting will include Waterway Grant Resolutions for awards and suggested modification requests to the grant process. The applicants receiving awards also will be discussed.
The Michigan State Waterways Commission is an advisory group, created by Public Act 451 of 1994, Part 781, to address issues concerning public boating opportunities in the state of Michigan, including acquisition, construction and maintenance of recreational harbors, channels, docking and launching facilities; administration of commercial docks in the Straits of Mackinac; and advice on regulations and grant funding for the Great Lakes Harbors of Refuge.
For more information about this meeting, those wishing to provide public comment on any boating-related issue or those needing accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Darlene Moore, Parks and Recreation Division, Department of Natural Resources, at 517-284-6138 (TTY/TDD711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired), or visit the MSWC website at www.michigan.gov/dnr, under “Commissions, Boards and Committees” and then “Waterways Commission.” A copy of the agenda also will be available on the website.