BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING SOURCES FOR 11 WHITEWATER PARKS

[CAPTAIN ALEVE]

SUMMARY OF FUNDING SOURCES FOR ELEVEN WHITEWATER PARKS

U.S. Congress sources: 1 act of Congress; amount $6,600,000
City or County sources: 6 cities/counties; amount $5,326,359
State Legislature sources: 1 state; amount $4,800,000
Private Donor sources: 10 individual donors; amount $4,450,000
State Government Agency sources: 4 agencies; amount $1,980,000
State Lottery sources: 2 parks in Colorado; amount unknown


SOURCE MATERIAL:

THE DALLAS WAVE - Trinity River; Dallas, Texas; contract amount: $3,376,359 from 1998 and 2006 city bond issues (taxes); information source: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairp ... g_wave.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Cedar River; Grants totaling $571,000 were provided by the Iowa Great Places program, and grants totaling $378,000 were provided by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Information source: http://thegazette.com/2011/03/09/state% ... s-forward/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

KELLY'S WHITEWATER PARK - Cascade, Idaho; land donated by Hans Borbonus; info source: http://www.kellyswhitewaterpark.com/about.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
$500,000 for park construction donated by local philanthropist couple. Information source: http://commerce.idaho.gov/news/2009/03/ ... ality.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

SALIDA COLORADO WHITEWATER PARK – construction of the latest two rapids in July 2010 was funded by numerous grants including one from the Colorado Lottery, and by a Salida lodging tax; info source: http://salidacitizen.com/2010/07/raftin ... rovements/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

GOLDEN COLORADO WHITEWATER PARK – some funding over the years has come from the Colorado Lottery; info source: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2010/11/28/c ... ater-park/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RENO NEVADA WHITEWATER PARK – Truckee River; cost $1,500,000; funding sources: Harrah’s Casino in Reno, $500,000; the Eldorado Casino in Reno, $500,000; the city of Reno (taxes), $500,000. Info source: http://bardstownboaters.com/files/The_W ... r_Park.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON – Spokane River; cost unknown, $1.2 million raised so far including a $536,000 grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, that has been recalled after four years of waiting for construction to begin; a $40,000 donation was received from a local mining company; a $530,000 grant from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition. Info sources: http://www.inlander.com/spokane/article ... ually.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://friendsofthefalls.org/index.php/ ... stone_met/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://wildliferecreation.org/our-campa ... water_Park" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

STONEYCREEK WHITEWATER PARK – Tire Hill, Pennsylvania; cost $850,000; a $495,000 grant was received from the Pensylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Greater Johnstown Regional Partnership contributed $50,000 and the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies gave $30,000. Info sources: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resour ... rpark.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08146/884686-140.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

GLENWOOD SPRINGS WHITEWATER PARK – Glenwood Springs, Colorado; cost (?); funding provided by a local bank, the city, and county (amounts not shown); info source: http://www.glenwoodwhitewaterpark.org/sponsors.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

BOISE RIVER RECREATION PARK – located in Ray Neef, Maryland; cost of Phase I is $3,800,000; funding of $950,000 came from the private JA and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, $1,500,000 from the city of Boise, $1,400,000 from an unnamed private donor (may include the Albertson Foundation). Info source: http://www.boiseriverpark.com/content1.asp?cat=8&id=31" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL WHITEWATER COURSE – Minnesota; Mississippi River; cost of this Olympic hopeful course is $26,000,000 to $30,000,000; funding has been secured from the state legislature ($4,800,000) and the U.S. Congress ($6,600,000); design is stalled at the moment. Info source: http://www.whitewaterpark.canoe-kayak.o ... WWPark.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Captain Aleve, alias Mike Coogan