{"id":307748,"date":"2010-02-11T13:34:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=17810"},"modified":"2010-02-11T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T18:34:42","slug":"closing-locks-for-carp-would-shut-out-tour-boats-water-taxis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/307748","title":{"rendered":"Closing locks for carp would shut out tour boats, water taxis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CHICAGO — For many tourists, a trip to Chicago isn’t complete without seeing the city’s architectural landmarks from a cruise on the Chicago River.<\/p>\n

Now the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a “potential scenario” would close the river to boats as part of the fight against Asian carp.<\/p>\n

No architectural cruises?\u00a0 No water taxis on the Chicago River?<\/p>\n

The president of Shoreline Sightseeing, Chip Collopy, says he’s worried about the trial balloon floated a few days ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which could involve closing the river to traffic while the locks are closed – as part of carp eradication efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n

“The architectural tours are becoming sort of a must-do thing when you come to the city.\u00a0 And there’s a number of different companies that offer this. We would all be in real serious shape if we weren’t allowed to do business this summer.”<\/p>\n

Shoreline Sightseeing has been in business since 1939.<\/p>\n

“Seventy percent of our income comes in in eight weeks – the last week of June until Aug. 15.\u00a0 That’s when we make our living.<\/p>\n

“If we were closed for half of that, what is that?\u00a0 Thirty-five percent that we would lose,” says Collopy<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Corps of Engineers says shutting down the river to navigation is just a “potential scenario” at this point.<\/p>\n

Read the original article from WBBM News Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Distributed via Chicago Press Release Services<\/a><\/p>\n

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