Time Running Out To Enter
BoatUS Recreational Boating Access Award
Declining
Water Access Threatens Boating
As waterfront land values skyrocket and condominiums sprout on nearly
every acre of waterfront property, recreational boaters are losing
more and more access to the water with every passing day. To spotlight
the problem and to recognize those who are helping turn the tide, BoatUS
has launched a national Recreational Boating Access Award. But time
is running out - the deadline to enter is February 1, 2007.
The BoatUS Recreational Boating Access Award will honor an individual,
group, government body, business or non-profit organization that has
succeeded in preserving or improving public waterway access. Judges
will look at four criteria: 1.) the challenges faced in retaining or
increasing access in an area; 2.) the direct impact or measurable results
of the solution; 3.) the level of success in increasing awareness of
the issue in a community; 4.) and “repeatability,” the
ability to take the successful approach and adopt it in other areas.
Examples of solutions could include creative public/private partnerships,
changes in land use planning or permitting processes, tax incentives,
legislation or public ballots, publicity or public education. Eligible
activities include those undertaken in the last three years.
Winners will be announced at the Working
Waterways and Waterfronts – A
National Symposium on Water Access to be held in Norfolk, VA
May 9-11, 2007. For more information, go to http://www.BoatUS.com/gov/AccessAward.
BoatUS is the nation’s
leading advocate for recreational boaters providing its 670,000 members
with a wide array of consumer services including a group-rate marine
insurance program that insures nearly a quarter million boats; the
largest fleet of more than 500 towing assistance vessels; discounts
on fuel, slips, and repairs at over 850 Cooperating Marinas; boat
financing; and a subscription to BoatUS Magazine,
the most widely read boating publication in the US. For membership information
visit http://www.BoatUS.com or call 800-395-2628.
