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Oswego Daily News

With Fort Ontario Closed, Local Officials Will Ask State If Volunteers Can Run The Site

The sign on the gate at Fort Ontario tells the story -- closed for  the season, or, at least until state lawmakers come up with a budget  that funds state parks.Local officials are not willing to let Fort Ontario sit idle for the entire summer.

At a meeting of the county’s Tourism Advisory Council this week, county officials and local tourism business owners decided to ask the state if there’s a way to get the fort open. Fort Ontario is one of 55 state parks, historic sites and golf courses that either closed or were not allowed to open for the summer because state lawmakers have not approved a state budget yet.

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