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Kathy SochorWritten by:
3/31/2008 1:00 AM
Local Marine Patrol Units To Receive More Than $564,000
In Grants From ODNR
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2008 Marine Patrol Assistance
Grant Program Recipients |
| |
Agency |
County |
Amount |
| |
Butler Co. Sheriff's Office |
Butler |
$16,268 |
| |
Columbus Police Department |
Franklin |
$24,670 |
| |
Five Rivers Metroparks |
Montgomery |
$14,682 |
| |
Hamilton Co. Sheriff's Office |
Hamilton |
$16,983 |
| |
Huron Police Harbor Patrol |
Erie |
$16,983 |
| |
Knox Co. Sheriff's Office |
Knox |
$18,056 |
| |
Lake Co. Sheriff's Office |
Lake |
$24,849 |
| |
Lawrence Co. Sheriff's Office |
Lawrence |
$15,553 |
| |
Lorain Port Authority |
Lorain |
$24,492 |
| |
Lucas Co. Sheriff's Office |
Lucas |
$22,525 |
| |
Mahoning Co. Sheriff's Office |
Mahoning |
$14,123 |
| |
City of Mansfield, Clear Fork |
Richland |
$20,380 |
| |
Muskingum Watershed CD |
Multiple |
$32,000 |
| |
Ohio State Parks |
Multiple |
$10,440 |
| |
Ohio State Parks - Indian Lake |
Logan |
$7,778 |
| |
Ohio State Parks |
Multiple |
$25,207 |
| |
Ottawa Co. Sheriff's Office |
Ottawa |
$30,391 |
| |
Perrysburg Twp. Police Dept. |
Wood |
$14,302 |
| |
Pickaway Co. Sheriff's Office |
Pickaway |
$13,765 |
| |
Port Clinton Harbor Patrol |
Ottawa |
$18,592 |
| |
Portage Co. Sheriff's Office |
Portage |
$21,274 |
| |
Put-In-Bay Police Dept. |
Ottawa |
$22,168 |
| |
Rocky River Police Dept. |
Cuyahoga |
$27,352 |
| |
Ross Co. Sheriff's Office |
Ross |
$18,413 |
| |
Sandusky Police Dept. |
Erie |
$25,028 |
| |
Scioto Co. Sheriff's Office |
Scioto |
$16,089 |
| |
Summit Co. Sheriff's Office |
Summit |
$32,000 |
| |
Vermilion Police Dept. |
Lorain |
$20,201 |
| |
Totals
|
|
$564,564 |
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft has awarded a total of $564,564 in Marine Patrol Assistance Grants to 28 local communities to assist in enforcing boating laws and maintaining safety on state waterways.
Local law enforcement agencies use the grant funding to provide emergency response to boating-related accidents, perform routine patrols on area waterways and to purchase safety equipment for use on marine patrol vessels.
"We value the services provided by our local marine patrol partners to keep Ohio waterways safe," said Pamela S. Dillon, chief of the ODNR Division of Watercraft. "We are proud to support those efforts through our Marine Patrol Assistance Grant Program."
This year's marine patrol assistance grants range from a low of $7,778 awarded to Ohio State Parks for the Indian Lake water patrol, to a high of $32,000 each for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
Funding for the grant program is provided through the state's Waterways Safety Fund, which includes a share of the state motor fuels tax, watercraft registration and titling fees and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard. A minimum 25 percent local funding match is required of Marine Patrol Assistance Grant recipients.
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For Additional Information Contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
(614) 265-6695
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