Marina Construction Middle Bass Island, Ohio

Islandguy, on August 31, 2008, said:

The State of Ohio is constructing a new 300 Boat Marina on Middle Bass Island, in Lake Erie.

As you can see, It's a pretty BIG PROJECT! I don't quite understand why Taxpayer funds should be used to put the State of Ohio into the Marina Business. But I usually don't understand a lot of things.