SNOW HILL – Officials agreed this week to start the process of disposing of the beleaguered Black-Eyed Susan.
The Snow Hill Town Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to authorize town staff to move forward with getting rid of the Black-Eyed Susan, the riverboat the town purchased in 2020.
“We need to start this process, as painful as it may be to some people,” Mayor Mike Pruitt said.
The Black-Eyed Susan, a 149-passenger riverboat, had a successful season running up and down the Pocomoke River in 2021. A mandatory inspection in Norfolk in 2022, however, revealed that the boat needed extensive repairs in order to resume regular cruises. The inspection revealed issues with the hull, hydraulics system and paddlewheel frame. Initial repair estimates exceeded $600,000. As a result, the boat spent this past summer docked in Snow Hill.
Snow Hill officials solicited public comment last month regarding the future of the boat. While few people weighed in, Pruitt shared what he’d learned about the town’s options after talking to a variety of captains and marine professionals. Most told him the town could expect annual maintenance costs of $100,000 even once the boat was repaired.
It was a flim flam dealt from the beginning
Everything Tom Perlozzo touches enriches him or his friends and costs money for taxpayers.
to the scrap yard !!
What an atrocity . Damn dumbasses. These Worcester County hicks can’t find enough to screw up. Biden should hire them.
Good luck with that
That piss ass town can’t afford it !!!!!! Dead Town for years !!!!!! All they got is COURT & too many speeding
tickets !!!!!! RADAR Hell hole county & town !!!!!
They would have to write more tickets to pay for the boat !!!!!!
poor towns can’t afford Big Boats !!!!
GHOST Town !!!! Berlin should be the New County Seat !!!!!!!
Would be interesting to see an accurate and comprehensive accounting of all funds spent on this fantasy versus the revenue it earned in its ‘successful 2021’ season. Betting it would take gallons of red ink!
Did the leaders in that town actually think all the Certifications required by the marine operators came for free? I think Salisbury has a fire boat sitting on dry land somewhere that they would gladly sell to Snow Hill.