Michigan State Waterways Commission to Meet Oct. 26 in Saint Joseph

   10.19.12

Michigan State Waterways Commission to Meet Oct. 26 in Saint Joseph

The Michigan State Waterways Commission (MSWC) will hold its regular meeting on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Parkview West Room of the Boulevard Inn, 521 Lake Blvd., in St. Joseph, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. The public meeting begins at 9 a.m.

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, anyone wishing to provide public comment on any boating-related issue or needing accommodations to attend this meeting should contact Andrea N. Turner, DNR Parks and Recreation Division, at 517-335-3035 (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.

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the state of Michigancharged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission. Currently the Director is Keith Creagh.

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