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Friday, May 14, 2021 - 8:56 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg is one step closer to opening a beach after city council voted to allow the city manager to sign a lease agreement with the Ogdensburg Bridge And Port Authority. The same resolution failed at a Monday meeting after Deputy Mayor John Rishe brought it to the floor rather than having it included on the agenda. When resolutions are brought from the floor they require a supermajority vote. Councilors Michael Powers, Nichole Kennedy and Dan Skamperle voted to block the resolution Mo...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 9:08 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – A resolution that would have allowed the city manager to execute a lease with the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority failed to pass Monday. Ogdensburg City Councilors Dan Skamperle, Michael Powers and Nichole Kennedy voted against the leasing the property citing a lack of information regarding the total cost and concerns over spending. Deputy Mayor John Rishe urged his fellow councilors to support the measure as the city recently unanimously passed a resolution supporting opening the ...

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 5:02 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority will provide a counter proposal to the city’s plan to reopen the former city beach. Following a candid but courteous exchange between city and OBPA officials, OBPA Chairman Vernon ‘Sam’ Burns said the authority would discuss their concerns regarding the lease agreement in executive session. Mayor Jeffrey M. Skelly opened the presentation sharing concerns that the OBPA may be hindering plans by the city for political reasons. Deputy Mayor John Ri...

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 9:33 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – A May meeting between the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority and the city could determine the fate of the Ogdensburg beach. City Manager Stephen Jellie said he and Deputy Mayor John Rishe met with OBPA officials last week where both sides aired some concerns and had some “hearty” discussions. Jellie says at a follow up on the discussion he plans to make a presentation to the OBPA Board of Directors at their upcoming meeting. The council is hoping to get the beach up and running ...

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 9:15 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – A debate over Ogdensburg Public Library Board of Trustees appointments got heated Monday after the mayor took no action on the matter despite requests from the public. Several members of the public called on Mayor Jeffrey M. Skelly to appoint candidates recommended by the Ogdensburg Library Board of Trustees to fill three seats on their board. “The appointments to the library board are absolutely the mayor’s and confirmed by the city council,” City Manager Stephen Jellie told ...