AuSable-Oscoda talk joint harbor

The Oscoda Press has this article about a request for funding for a joint AuSable - Oscoda harbor proposal.

Both the AuSable and the Oscoda Township boards of trustees have long envisioned a bustling recreational harbor and marina on the Lake Huron shore and now the dream may become real.

Currently, AuSable Township's future land use and recreational plans call for the harbor to be located off the AuSable Shoreline Park, while Oscoda Township plans picture a harbor in the waters east of the Oscoda Beach Park. But for more than a decade, neither township moved beyond the point of including a harbor in official plans — that is until recently.

Both Stalker [Oscoda Township Superintendent] and AuSable Treasurer Judy Reeder believe that if there is a harbor both areas will benefit financially.

After long discussion, AuSable trustees agreed to support the Oscoda grant applications, provided the harbor/marina is pursued as a joint AuSable-Oscoda project, Reeder said. Stalker presented the joint venture concept to the Oscoda Township Board at its Monday meeting, in which many AuSable Board members also attended. During the meeting, the Oscoda Township Board supported two resolutions authorizing Stalker and Assistant Superintendent Gary Kellan to seek funding by applying for a state Coastal Management Program Grant and a Waterways Grant.

Through the grants, the township will be seeking $49,500 worth of funding.