HARRISBURG, Pa. (March 28) — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced today that on April 1, 2024, maintenance work will begin at the public boat launch area at North East Marina, Erie County. The boat launch ramps are currently closed and will remain closed throughout the duration of the maintenance period over the next several weeks.
During this time, contractors will move heavy equipment into the area to perform concentrated dredging operations near the boat ramps and in the channel leaving the marina, sedimentation removal, and erosion control activities. Visitors to the North East Marina property should use caution and avoid the active work zone.
Beginning Saturday, April 27, the public boat launch area will reopen for day use and provide boaters with access to amenities including two boat launch ramps, a fish cleaning station, portable toilets, and seasonal courtesy docks for use while launching and retrieving boats at the boat launch. Courtesy docks will remain in place throughout the summer and fall boating seasons, weather permitting.
As previously announced, following a thorough assessment process to determine future operations at North East Marina, the PFBC closed the portions of the marina basin which contained privately leased boat slips at the end of the 2023 boating season. The decision was made due to significant costs associated with current and future environmental permitting requirements, as well as increasing infrastructure needs. Subsequently, other concessionaire-provided services at the marina have been reduced as well.
The PFBC is actively collaborating with local officials and members of the public to explore all options to preserve public boating access at the North East Marina site.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Mike Parker
Communications Director
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
(717)585-3076
michparker@pa.gov