BY JIMMY LAWTON

North Country This Week

OGDENSBURG -- A feasibility study for the Ogdensburg-Prescott pedestrian and bicycle ferry is complete and results will be shared at an upcoming meeting Dec. 2, in Prescott.

On Tuesday, City Manager Sarah Purdy said the Prescott Town Council was hoping to come to Ogdensburg following their own meeting along with the consultant so that a presentation could be held in the city on the same day.

Purdy told councilors it's possible to hold the presentation on a different day, if that does not work.

The idea for the ferry spun out of joint meetings between the senators from the U.S. and Canada. Originally the ferry had been envisioned to run between Brockville and Morristown. A feasibility study was for that project was done and said it showed promise. However, heavy economic development undertakings in Brockville and a lack of interest in Morristown kept the project from moving forward.

That prompted discussion of operating the ferry between Ogdensburg and Prescott.

The plans were nearly sunk after the US Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security, informed the city it would need to spend about $10 million to establish the required facilities and equipment.

However, the agency later stated it could provide security for a test run after the city received support from state and federal representatives.