04-18-2013, 11:10 AM
The Michigan State Waterways Commission (MSWC) will hold its regular meeting on Friday, April 26 at the Port Austin Welcome Center, located at 2 W. Spring, Port Austin, Mich., 48467. The public meeting begins at 9 a.m.
The meeting agenda includes the 2013 emergency dredging program update, review of the new contractor for the Central Reservation System affecting harbor slip reservations, and the proposed review process for a potential land acquisition for a public boating access on Eagle Lake.
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 the acquisition, construction and maintenance of recreational harbors, channels, docking and launching facilities, administration of commercial docks in the Straits of Mackinac, and to advise 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, may contact Diane Munson, Parks and Recreation Division, Department of Natural Resources, at 517â€"˜241-0341 (TTY/TDD711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired), or visit the MSWC website at www.michigan.gov/dnr, under "Commissions, Boards and Committees." A copy of the agenda is also available on the website.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.
Media Contact<br />
Diane Munson, 517-241-0341 or Ed Golder, 517-335-3014
The meeting agenda includes the 2013 emergency dredging program update, review of the new contractor for the Central Reservation System affecting harbor slip reservations, and the proposed review process for a potential land acquisition for a public boating access on Eagle Lake.
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 the acquisition, construction and maintenance of recreational harbors, channels, docking and launching facilities, administration of commercial docks in the Straits of Mackinac, and to advise 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, may contact Diane Munson, Parks and Recreation Division, Department of Natural Resources, at 517â€"˜241-0341 (TTY/TDD711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired), or visit the MSWC website at www.michigan.gov/dnr, under "Commissions, Boards and Committees." A copy of the agenda is also available on the website.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.
Media Contact<br />
Diane Munson, 517-241-0341 or Ed Golder, 517-335-3014