CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake has received a substantial state grant to upgrade boating facilities at Redbud Park.
The California Boating and Waterways Commission approved a $945,000 boat launching facility grant for Clearlake at its Wednesday meeting in Sacramento.
Clearlake City Manager Joan Phillipe gave the Clearlake City Council the good news about the grant at the council's Thursday night meeting.
Phillipe credited Clearlake Public Works Director Doug Herren for his efforts to get the grant, and also acknowledged the work of city staffer Adeline Brown.
The grant will be used to lengthen one existing boarding float to Redbud Park’s Thompson Harbor boat launching facility, the commission reported.
The funds also will be used for a number of other improvements, including two new boarding floats, dredging, parking lot improvements and security lighting for a portion of the parking area and courtesy dock entrance, according to a commission statement.
Phillipe said the Thompson Harbor project is slated to be done in May 2014, which she said is actually a pretty fast schedule for the work.
The Department of Boating and Waterways accepts grant and loan requests for projects, with the funding coming from taxes paid by boaters on the purchase of vessel gasoline and the repayment of principal and interest on department-made loans, according to an agency statement.
The Boating and Waterways Commission must approve loan and grants the Department of Boating and Waterways provides to counties, cities, districts or other public agencies for constructing small craft boating launching facilities. It also funds requests from local agencies for the construction of small craft harbors.
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