SNOW HILL – The Town of Snow Hill is seeking proposals for the purchase of its riverboat.
Interested parties have until Oct. 3 to submit proposals for the purchase of the Black-Eyed Susan, the stern-wheeler paddleboat the town bought in 2020.
Though officials initially talked about selling the boat in early 2023, they realized recently they had to go through the RFP (request for proposals) process.
“Once we had a local attorney on board for routine legal advice, we discovered that some of what we’ve been doing over the years has not been strictly by the book,” Town Manager Rick Pollitt said. “On her advice, we have issued formal Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for purchase of the Black-Eyed Susan. Sealed bids are due in my office by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3rd where they will be opened publicly and the bidder’s name read aloud. Staff will then take any proposals received and review them thoroughly before making a recommendation to the Mayor & Council for an Award of Bid.”
In 2020, the town purchased the Black-Eyed Susan, a 149-passenger riverboat, with the help of a $400,000 loan from Worcester County. The boat had a successful season running up and down the Pocomoke River in 2021 but a mandatory inspection in 2022, however, revealed that the vessel needed extensive repairs in order to resume cruises. The inspection revealed numerous repairs, estimated at $600,000, were needed. As a result, the Black-Eyed Susan has been docked ever since.
How about you pay me to take it off your hands ?
Looks like the Snow Hill Idiots in Govt Got the BLACK EYE messing with Susan !!!! LOL LOL
nobody wants expensive JUNK !!! LOL
Haul it out of the water and make it a landlocked theme restaurant with a water view.
Also, notice how nobody shares any actual figures from its ‘successful’ operating season?
A little floating casino / restaurant would be interesting…
There are surely some hefty federal and state grants available for turning this into affordable housing.
Let cushy Rick Pollit sit at his big luxurious desk and push that pencil and figure something out that will be beneficial to HIM!
And that is what he does. When will the communities around here figure him out ?
He is a sponger off the public.
They write enough tickets in Snow Hill to Fix the damn Boat !!!! Gestapo Courts there overcrowded !!!!!!!