RNC security closure on Milwaukee River hits boat tour companies [Video]

A docked boat is one that makes no money; just ask Jake Chianelli, a 20-year owner of Milwaukee Boat Line.”During the course of the summer, we run narrated sightseeing tours every day, along with parties and festive events at night and private rentals,” he said.Vista King and Voyager are the two boats he operates, both will remain tied to the dock near Fiserv Forum during the Republican National Convention.The Secret Service will restrict boat traffic on the Milwaukee River, from Cherry to Michigan Streets, costing his company cash.”Those four days, you know, the ballpark gross sales is somewhere in the 15-20 thousand for those four days,” he said.But it’s not just Monday through Thursday; Secret Service will close the river. New maps provided by the federal agency show the river will close at 8 a.m. Sunday ahead of the RNC. Chianelli already had Sunday booked and will have to adjust, …