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Coos Bay: Port Receives Travel Oregon Award for Infrastructure Development
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (OIPCB) has received a $12,750 grant from Travel Oregon to replace picnic tables in the Charleston Marina RV Park. Travel Oregon - officially the Oregon Travel Commission awarded a total of $400,000 for local tourism projects throughout the state. The port was one of 29 grant recipients.
The port-owned Charleston Marina complex includes more than 400 marina slips, a six-lane boat ramp and various fish cleaning stations and serves both the commercial and recreational fishing fleets.
The Charleston RV Park, also-port owned, is immediately adjacent to the marina and provides convenient access to fishing, crabbing, clamming or hiking for outdoor recreationists. Park facilities include more that 100 RV spots and 3 yurts, each equipped with a wooden picnic table. The port is planning to replace 22 tables with seventeen 6-foot recycled plastic picnic tables and five 8-foot ADA picnic tables – all made from recycled plastic.
With the addition of ADA picnic tables, Charleston RV Park will be able to offer total accessibility and accommodations for Americans with Disabilities.
The port opted for recycled plastic tables because they are more environmentally sustainable and cost-effective than the alternatives. Recycled plastic tables are made primarily of recycled milk jugs, keeping them out of landfills. In addition, they require less maintenance and upkeep since the recycled plastic does not erode or degrade as fast as wood under the harsh weather conditions on the Oregon Coast.
The total project cost is estimated to be $15,000. It will be the first step in replacing all the picnic tables in the RV park.
"We thank Travel Oregon for their support in our efforts to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure at the Charleston RV park for a better and more inclusive experience for visitors to the Southern Oregon Coast," said Charleston Harbormaster John Buckley.
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (OIPCB) has received a $12,750 grant from Travel Oregon to replace picnic tables in the Charleston Marina RV Park. Travel Oregon - officially the Oregon Travel Commission awarded a total of $400,000 for local tourism projects throughout the state. The port was one of 29 grant recipients.
The port-owned Charleston Marina complex includes more than 400 marina slips, a six-lane boat ramp and various fish cleaning stations and serves both the commercial and recreational fishing fleets.
The Charleston RV Park, also-port owned, is immediately adjacent to the marina and provides convenient access to fishing, crabbing, clamming or hiking for outdoor recreationists. Park facilities include more that 100 RV spots and 3 yurts, each equipped with a wooden picnic table. The port is planning to replace 22 tables with seventeen 6-foot recycled plastic picnic tables and five 8-foot ADA picnic tables – all made from recycled plastic.
With the addition of ADA picnic tables, Charleston RV Park will be able to offer total accessibility and accommodations for Americans with Disabilities.
The port opted for recycled plastic tables because they are more environmentally sustainable and cost-effective than the alternatives. Recycled plastic tables are made primarily of recycled milk jugs, keeping them out of landfills. In addition, they require less maintenance and upkeep since the recycled plastic does not erode or degrade as fast as wood under the harsh weather conditions on the Oregon Coast.
The total project cost is estimated to be $15,000. It will be the first step in replacing all the picnic tables in the RV park.
"We thank Travel Oregon for their support in our efforts to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure at the Charleston RV park for a better and more inclusive experience for visitors to the Southern Oregon Coast," said Charleston Harbormaster John Buckley.
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