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New boats for fire, policeLaunching ceremony ends 5-year processJanuary 30, 2013It took five years and nearly $600,000, but Marietta’s new 25-foot custom-built fire and police boats arrived this week and were officially launched into the Ohio River during a public ceremony...... Showing 10 of 10 comments
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BeRight
Very nice equipment. Much better then the pontoon.
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asknot
Nice, but $400K, dang, good salesman
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Tessie
Since the Ohio River falls under the jurisdiction of West Virginia and this was a federal grant for the Huntington Port, why is Marietta Ohio the city that purchased the boats? Is the City of Marietta paying the salaries of those manning the boats when they are used outside of the city limits?
I'm sure there are ways to justify this purchase but it seems like a duplication of efforts and services. But then what else is new? Ref: Health Department duplication of services.
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JoshBrown
600k you think there might be a wee bit of a markup....
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asknot
Seriously, can someone explain to me how that is $400,000??? Thats a $20k boat max, with $380,000 worth of stuff on it?
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mattelliott
I believe the quote" there is a sucker born every minute" applies here.
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watchdog1
If this boat and the fire dept. save even just one life it will be money well spent. Our community is ON THE WATER!! It should not matter which side of the river the boat comes from! In fact, hopefully both sides have one!
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BeRight
I read the article: The boat is outfitted with some of the latest technology for response on the water, including the ability to communicate with divers while they're submerged, structure sonar scanning, GPS and forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR) for navigation at night or during other low-vision situations. As far as how we got the cash, a condition for the city to receive the grant funding is that both boats would be available for response to major disasters anywhere within the Huntington Port-Tristate area. This also falls under the category of “the tax money is there so if we don’t get it someone else does”. I congratulate the person who went after the cash. Your tax dollars at work.
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BeRight
BTW, a new, decent, 24 foot open bow boat goes for about $60,000 now-a-days. A small cruiser goes for $100,000.
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irisheyes
Money well spent by the joe matthews administration! Best marietta has ever had!
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