Belle of Louisville Riverboats, which includes the world’s oldest Mississippi River-style steamboat, and her sister vessel, the Mary M. Miller, are welcoming guests onboard for the 2023 cruising season with
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April 20, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
The 107-year-old Belle of Louisville is back steaming down the Ohio River, but the boat’s operators say that without $4.1 million in additional funding over the next five years, continued operation will be difficult.
Krista Snider, the Belle’s CEO, presented a request for funding, including $725,000 for emergency funding for this year, to the Louisville Metro Council budget committee last month. That is on top of the $528,000 the council previously appropriated for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Of the amount requested in emergency relief, $201,000 is because of shipyard-related labor costs not able to be booked to the capital budget, Snider said. The Department of Homeland Security requires that watches be kept 24 hours a day, she said.