>The Boater's Voice on Lake Powell<
WELCOME to our new web site. It is still a work in progress.
Visit us often to see what's new.
Recently Added:
• Manager, Gary Yantis, has posted his February "Hello Members" article. Click the Hello Members tab in the bar above for the latest of Lake Powell happenings.
• Check out the Activities Schedule in the Activities Menu and the Member Info in the Membership Menu.
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Not Quite So Recent:
• The National Park Service announced the arrival of seventeen new recycling trailers to be dispursed around the park. To read the entire release click on the NPS Upgrades Recycling link in the Boater's Voice menu to the left. (1/18/2010)
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• BoatU.S. emailed LPYC a memo regarding their letter to the White House regarding Ethanol Gasoline. (1/08/2010)
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Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:10 PM
To: Gary Yantis
Subject: Letter to the EPA, DOE, White House: More Testing Needed on Mid-Level Ethanol Gasoline
Dear Member of the Press:
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in partnership with the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) and twelve other trade groups representing 90% of retail gasoline providers, almost all automobile manufacturers and a large majority of motorcycle and non-road equipment manufacturers sent a letter Wednesday to the EPA, Department of Energy (DOE) and The White House concerning the EPA's pending decision on the use of E15 and DOE's Ethanol Research Program.
This issue is important to anyone who owns gasoline-powered tools, equipment, autos, boats, and off-road vehicles or who may have safety or environmental concerns with the current proposals for increasing the amount of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply.
The January 6, 2010 letter may be viewed by going to this web site link: http://www.nmma.org/lib/docs/nmma/gr/policy/Letter_to_Jackson_Chu_Browner_1-6-2010.pdf
Additional information may be found at www.BoatUS.com/gov .
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me at 703-461-2864.
Thanks for your time-
Scott
D. Scott Croft
Assistant Vice President,Public Relations
Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.)
880 South Pickett St.
Alexandria, VA 22304
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•Important: Update on Dock Boxes (as of 1/5/2010)
After the dock box letters were sent from ARAMARK to the slip renters, we received many emails and letters expressing not only concern, but anger from our members and other boaters. The requirement of changing to a smaller triangular dock box was not the only gripe. It appeared that the Marina was attempting to capitalize on it by requiring the change by an April 1, 2010 deadline, a time before most boaters would return for the season. They generously offered to change out the boxes – of course at marina labor rates. Commodore Mark Giebelhaus contacted the marina manager, Chuck Fortin. Mark has previously distributed the results of that communication.
In early November, I contacted Lou Good, NPS Business Manager for the Glen Canyon National Park Service, to express our concerns. Items addressed were not only why do the dock boxes need to be changed, but the size requirement and especially the April 1st deadline that the Marina was demanding. I requested changing the deadline to late in 2010, which would allow boaters a chance to return at a convenient time during the season. He agreed the deadline was not reasonable and would contact ARAMARK about the issues I had raised. When asked why the NPS was stated as requesting the change, he elaborated on the reason. It seems that during the recent boat fires at Halls Crossing and Wahweap marinas, the firemen had difficulty getting around the large boxes. At Hall Crossing, as divers were cleaning up debris that had sunk when the dock burned, many containers of flammable and explosive materials were discovered in the sunken boxes. The NPS became alarmed about materials possibly exploding as firefighters would be working around the boxes when fighting a boat or dock fire.
After two meetings with ARAMARK officials, Mr. Good responded recently to me that they would change the cut-off-date. ARAMARK agreed to change the deadline to a more reasonable date of sometime around July. Not late in the year which I had requested, but some reprieve. In addition, they would send a notice to the slip renters that if they had difficulty meeting the new date, to call the marina and they would work with them on an individual basis for some relief. That notice is to be sent out sometime after the first of the year. There was no response as to the concerns about box size or shape. We thank Lou Good and ARAMARK for providing some relief on the deadline.
Gary Yantis, General Manager
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• ALSO: Check out the link to the meeting notice above on the left in the Boater's Voice menu. Important meetings held by Arizona Game and Fish regarding the Quagga/Zebra Mussel programs.
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