| USA. New marina is first step for Sardis Lake area |
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| Wednesday, 25 August 2004 | |
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Press release: The city of Sardis, Mississippi, Skipper Marine Development and Atlantic-Meeco Inc. have joined forces to bring a long-awaited marina facility to Sardis Lake, Mississippi. Sardis Lake, built over 60 years ago by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is a popular recreational area to over 5 million visitors each year. But without a marina, boaters were forced to trailer their boats in and out each day. That all changed with the opening of a new marina that includes 140 boat slips with electrical, water and sewer service. The marina, built and managed by the Illinois-based Skipper Marine Development, also offers fuel facilities. "It's a great day," according to Richard Darby, who in a recent interview with the Daily Mississippian said, "The economic impact will be felt in the entire area, not just in Sardis, but in Oxford and Batesville and other areas." Darby has worked for this day since being elected mayor of Sardis in 1989, the same year that the Corps of Engineers gave the OK for a marina, hotel, conference center and golf course to be built on 1,067 acres at Sardis Lake. Skipper Marine selected Atlantic-Meeco to manufacture and install the marina facility, which includes both covered and open slips. The open slips accommodate boats up to 28' in length while the covered slips can house or hold boats up to 50'. The fuel dock, in addition to providing fuel and sewer pumpout services, doubles as a floating wave attenuator for the entire marina. "We are extremely excited to be a part of this project and are very happy that Atlantic-Meeco joined the team as dock manufacturers and installers. We have a good working relationship with them and are very pleased with their dock products," said Bob Rashleger, director of engineering for Skipper. "This lake is a beautiful recreational and tourist destination, and we are proud to have been selected as the dock builders," said Daniel Adams, Atlantic-Meeco's sales group leader for Skipper Marine's projects. |
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