(Radio Iowa) – The long-awaited renovation of the docks at the Storm Lake Marina is moving forward. D-N-R Conservation and Recreation Division Administrator, Pete Hildreth, told the Natural Resources Commission members Thursday, they’ve taken the first step in the process. “The Department has ordered new docks to replace the old ones. Utilizing marine fuel tax ,the Department is allocating just over a half a million dollars to get new docks,” Hildreth says.

Hildreth says the N-R-C will need to take action in November to get the docks installed. “That was a purchase for goods. And so there’s no requirements to bring a purchase of goods to the Commission,” he says. “But we still have to install those docks — and so next month you will be seeing an agenda item for your review and approval for the installation of those new docks at Storm Lake Marina.”

Hildreth did not indicate how much it might cost to install the docks. Hildreth says they continue working with Buena Vista County on the future of the marina.