By SUE RYAN
News staff writer
October 2, 2007

The Port of Cascade Locks will be able to replace its aging pump out station due to a grant from the Oregon State Marine Board.

The agency board met Sept. 27 in Madras and voted to approve replacing the pump out station and relocating it to the end of the transient dock, which is closer to the entrance of the boat basin. Administrative Assistant Kris Miller, who prepared the grant, said the old pump station was more than 10 years old.

The approved grant totals $52,000, with $39,000 from Clean Vessel Act funds and $13,000 from state boater funds.

“That is 100 percent! We’re ecstatic,” said Port of Cascade Locks Executive Director Chuck Daughtry. “It won’t require any matching funds from the port.”

The Marine Board had been in Cascade Locks on a tour a few months ago when Miller and Daughtry showed them the situation. Miller said the board was incredibly helpful in meeting the port’s needs and expediting the process.