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OGDENSBURG — The re-establishment of a city beach on Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority land has caught the attention and support of a north country senator. State Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, sent a letter to OBPA Executive Director Steven P. Lawrence last week in support of City Council’s goal to open a city beach by July 1. In her letter to Mr. Lawrence dated Friday, Sen. Ritchie said she was recently contacted by city leadership, which requested she voice her support of the effort. “As you know, countless City of Ogdensburg residents enjoyed the beach for many years,” the letter states. “I myself visited the beach as a child for swimming lessons. Today, during frequent walks on the trail, I walk by the beach and wonder — like many others do — why something that was enjoyed by so many sits unused, with no other family beach in the area.

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