State Orders Removal of Cedar Rapids Boathouses Impacted by Flooding

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By Bree'Ann Hildreth

Story Created: Jul 5, 2008 at 4:22 AM CST

Story Updated: Jul 5, 2008 at 4:22 AM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - State environmental officials are ordering the removal of all boathouses in the Ellis Boat Harbor along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids.

City officials say there are about 140 or so boathouses at the harbor.

Some of the boathouses were pushed ashore during last month's flooding. Others were carried down the river and smacked into a railroad bridge.

In a letter last month to the city, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that the boathouses have long violated state administrative rules.

The DNR says the rules regarding docks prohibit housing shelters with roofs and sides.

Some members of the city's Riverfront Improvement Commission say they should ask the state for an exception for boathouses at the Ellis Boat Harbor.

The DNR plans a public meeting on July 15th to talk about its position regarding the boathouses.

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