The rest is from the park’s capital budget. Fees charged on developers will cover an additional $800,000. The boat ramp is funded in part by a $780,000 grant from the California Department of Boating and Waterways. Early steps have been taken toward making the portion near downtown a central gathering place. It has trails, native oak forest, a few soccer fields and restored floodplains. TRRP winds along seven river miles between Mitchell and Carpenter roads. It also will get picnic tables, shade trees and restrooms. The project includes a parking area for trailers that tow boats to the site. The paved ramp will handle canoes, kayaks and other nonmotorized vessels. It will be built in a west Modesto stretch of the park under a $1.79 million contract approved July 11 by the City Council. The first-ever boat ramp in Tuolumne River Regional Park could begin launching watercraft by year’s end.
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