The city of Lorain could see a boost in recreation after it received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency to improve two public fishing and park areas. Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley announced July 11 that the federal government authorized the grant to improve the popular Sunset Pier Park and the Hot Waters Boating Access. This upgrades and improvements should give more access to anglers, both local and from afar.
Bradley was elated the city will receive the funds to renovate the sites. Both locations are part of the city’s long-term ongoing plan to redevelop the waterfront. The Sunset Pier Park Project will redevelop a prominent area known as the “Finger Piers.
” City officials have indicated that the amenities at Sunset Pier Park could include a community amphitheater, trails and fishing areas within a natural setting. And the Hot Waters Boating Access, which is the only free public boat launch in Lorain, is heavily used by the boating public. Hot Waters provides equitable recreational opportunities in a disadvantaged community and will replace the concrete launch ramp, the deteriorated floating docks and the failed bulkhead.
It won’t stop there, because additional boating and fishing centered amenities are planned for the park. The primary focus is to improve public access at both locations to Lake Erie and the Black River. One specific use of the EPA grant is to plan, design and construct a new boat ramp at Hot Waters.
City officials recogn.