ERIE, Pa (May 31) – With the busy 2024 summer boating season now underway, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is reminding visitors to North East Marina, Erie County, about changes to services offered at the facility. While the public boat launch area remains open for day use, various marina services that were provided in past boating seasons under an agreement with a private concessionaire are no longer available.
North East Marina currently features two public 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 also been discontinued.
While the PFBC is actively collaborating with local officials and members of the public to explore all options to preserve public boating access and provide marina services at the North East Marina site, no agreement has been finalized.
Boaters can review boating regulations and safety information on the PFBC website and are reminded to always wear a life jacket.
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Media Contact:
Mike Parker
Communications Director
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
(717) 585-3076
michparker@pa.gov