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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the City of Cape Girardeau have joined forces to provide significant improvements to Capaha Pond as part of a new Community Assistance Program (CAP) agreement devoted to improving the area’s user experience.
MDC has provided a $547,240 grant to reimburse the City of Cape Girardeau for recent facility upgrades at Capaha Pond, including:
The entire project meets Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The total project cost was roughly $2,000,000.00 with the remaining amount covered by the City of Cape Girardeau.
“Capaha Pond will continue to be an excellent resource for the community,” said MDC Fisheries Programs Supervisor Laura Ruman. “We are thrilled to partner and provide reimbursement for these upgrades.”
MDC’s CAP program provides close-to-home fishing opportunities in communities throughout the state of Missouri; MDC recently signed a CAP agreement with the City of Cape Girardeau two years ago.
Through MDC’s CAP program, the Department enters into typically 25-year agreements with cities, counties, state and federal agencies, businesses, foundations, schools, and colleges to provide fisheries management at existing lakes and ponds. It has also served to cooperatively develop facilities for anglers and boaters at lake and stream areas.
Capaha Pond is in downtown Cape Girardeau, and is open daily from 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.