The Port of The Dalles is discussing with various partner agencies to improve the boat ramp at The Dalles Marina.  Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says a couple of months ago, the Port joined with Wasco County Emergency Management to bring the Marina into the emergency response mix.  The hope was to tap into Federal Emergency Management Administration funding, but while that may now be questionable Klaas says the Oregon Marine Board, Business Oregon, and the Army Corps of Engineers have all shown interest in what would be a $750,000 project.  Klaas says the Corps and the state invited to the Port into a discussion about dredging, something that has not occurred around the Marina and the boat ramp in sometime.