Barren River Lake Narrows Marina immediately closed to public

[HURRICANEBOB]

Louisville, Ky. -- Effective immediately, the Narrows Marina at the Narrows Recreation Area, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Barren River Lake, Ky., is closed to the public. The Marina is located in Barren counties.

The marina is in the process of being dismantled and is not safe for public access. Additionally, all boaters must have their boats and personal property removed from the facility no later than 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time Jan. 1, 2013.

Any boat owners with vessels or personal property remaining at the marina will be considered trespassers on federal property, according to the Corps. There will be no public marina facilities available at this location until further notice. A new marina facility will be developed by Wayne Shelton and William Henry Funk, developers. The public may contact Shelton or Funk at (270)646-7071 concerning the future development and interim arrangements.

[fishincreek]

You can still LAUNCH at The Narrows, correct?

[fishassasin]

The way i read it. It is closed to all activities of the public. Cant do anything there

[SLP]

Did they give a reason why it was closed?

[HURRICANEBOB]

Did they give a reason why it was closed?

That notice was originally posted to the Corps page on 19 Nov 2012. Today, I found this one that was posted back in June 2012. I think the current marina owners lease was coming up for renewal, as they lease the area from the corps, and I bet the corps bid the site out, and someone out bid the current leaseholder or maybe the current lease holder just decided not to renew his lease. On the Corps Barren River Lake page it says: The marinas at Barren River Lake are owned and operated by independent business owners who have a variety of lease arrangements with the Corps of Engineers, the State of Kentucky, and the Allen County Fiscal Court. Notice follows :

Government property available for leasing at Barren River Lake projectBARREN COUNTY, KY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, is taking applications for commercial concession marina development at the Narrows Recreation area, Barren River Lake, Kentucky.
An application package may be obtained by contacting either:
Elaine Waller (502) 315-6973 or Patty Smith (502) 315-7017
Real Estate Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.
Application submittals are required by June 6, 2012.

[Grambo]

I called today they said the ramp is open, they hope to have the marina open by summer sometime.

[Dizzle]

Thanks for the update!!!