because this is a city project. The city has been planning for the poor economy since the property tax fiasco last year, and they carried a slimmed-down budget through to this fiscal year. Maybe I'm just imagining things & the shoe just hasn't dropped yet for our city government, but it seems like they were more prepared for our current economic situation. And this isn't for a new boat - it's just a place to keep one of their two existing boats so that it can better protect city property on the waterway. The firefighters that will operate that boat will come from the city's fire station on Military Cutoff.