Belle Of Louisville Steams Into 2021, Despite Financial Shortfall
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 t...
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