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Residents raise county takeover idea for I&M Canal boat as owner weighs sale
Summary
At the Sept. 19 LaSalle County Tourism Board meeting, a public commenter asked whether the county could acquire the I&M Canal boat. A representative for the Canal Corridor Association said the association owns the boat, has outstanding debt and is pursuing an appraisal; no action was taken.
At the Sept. 19, 2025, meeting of the LaSalle County Tourism Board, board member Ally Brayboy raised a public suggestion that the county consider taking ownership of the I&M Canal boat. The item came during the public-comment portion of the meeting; the board did not take formal action.
The suggestion prompted a detailed update from a speaker identifying themselves as a representative of the Canal Corridor Association, which the speaker said is a 501(c)(3) that owns the boat. The representative said the association paid nearly $1 million for the boat and that the boat is insured for about $1 million, but that the overall local project — including the dock, a renovated visitor center and related studies — cost about $2.8 million. The representative said the association received about $400,000 through the U.S. Department of Transportation and…
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