Marietta Development Specialist Amanda Clark, left, and Buckeye Hills Regional Council Public Information Officer Emma Yeager, right, hold a ribbon as it is cut to mark the official opening of Marietta’s Levee Park on Tuesday. Cutting the ribbon together are, from second from left, American Sternwheel Association President Bryan Hughes, former Marietta Mayor and Ohio Gov. Nancy Hollister, Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik, Marietta Mayor Josh Schlicher, Marietta Development Director Geoff Schenkel, Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization Assistant Director of Community Development Jessica Keeton and Ohio River Commission Executive Director Taylor Abbott. (Photo provided)
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A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta’s Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the state's Appalachian Community Grant Program, which was administered with other projects by the Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization. Permanent fencing and some other tasks remain before the project is complete, but it is ready for this weekend's Ohio River Sternwheel Festival.
