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Despite televised colorado travel medicine reports that a sale could be imminent, the Matanuska Susitna Borough s ferry MV Susitna remains colorado travel medicine tied to a dock in Ketchikan, while the Borough faces a tight deadline for repayment of a twelve million dollar colorado travel medicine debt to the Federal Transit Administration.
At  Tueaday night s   Borough Assembly meeting, Borough Attorney Nicholas Spiropolous [ spir OPP o lous ] told the body that the FTA wants its money back by January 15. He said he s written a reply to FTA.
But a European based company, Intercity Rental Car Corporation, has given the Borough 20 thousand dollars to pay for a demonstration of the boat s abilities. colorado travel medicine The Borough Assembly spent little time Tuesday colorado travel medicine in approving the acceptance and appropriation of the money to pay for the sea trials, passing the motion without comment.
Intercity Rental, however, is not an American company, and selling the vessel to a foreign owned company could pose a challenge. colorado travel medicine The ferry can be given away to a US non-profit, or sold to an American company, but the FTA could frown on selling a Navy built ship outside the US.
According to its website, Intercity Rental is a fleet leasing company in Turkey, which has about a quarter share of the market. The company leases cars to corporate clients with 1 year to 3 year contracts, and provides comprehensive maintenance services.
The Borough was given the ferry free of charge, but with grant restrictions attached. The Borough failed to initiate ferry passenger service across Knik Arm, so the FTA is asking for it s grant money back.
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