Village of Clayton Scuba Diver Access for Frink Park is moving forward.

Village of Clayton Scuba Diver Access for Frink Park is moving forward.  

Skip Couch prsenting donation to Clayton Village Trustee Dennis Honeywell
from Hunt Underwater Speciaties

On Thursday November 8th, Skip Couch presented to Clayton Village Trustee Dennis Honeywell the first generous donation check for the Diver Access Point. This donation was from Hunt Underwater Specialties that operates several dive shops and air stations in Clayton, Alex and Watertown area. The money will be deposited in a Village managed bank account set aside for this project.

 

 

 

In September of this year, veteran Clayton diver Skip Couch proposed to Clayton Village Trustee Dennis Honeywell that a Scuba Diver Access Point could be placed in Clayton at the East end of the Thousand Islands Regional Dock at Frink Park on Riverside Drive. The access point proposal was accepted by the Village board with funding being provided through donations from divers, businesses and individuals.

 

The Scuba Diver Access is a great opportunity for the diving community to get good shore access to the St. Lawrence River in a great community. This would place a new site for both recreational Scuba and dive training to complement those sites already in Cape Vincent and Alex Bay.

 

The access point will consist of a floating dock with an attached T-ladder connected to shore by a ramp and steps. The diving community will be responsible for building, funding and maintaining the dock while the village will acquire all necessary permits and be responsible for putting the dock in the water in the spring and removing and storing the dock for the winter.

Skip Couch will be coordinating the construction work and raising the funds for the project. All work will be done by Scuba divers volunteers. The plan is to have this completed by spring 2013. Donating sponsors will be recognized in this project.

 

Any divers, businesses or individuals interested in supporting the Scuba Diver Access should send checks made out to “Village of Clayton”, with a memo that
it is for “the diver access point” to the following address.

 

Raymond (Skip) Couch
17749 County Route 3
Clayton, New York 13624.

If you have any questions, you can give Skip a call at 686-5102. Any and all contributions will be welcome.