OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County commissioners are considering asking Canby ferry riders to pay more of the cost.
Most cars are charged $2 for the trip across the Willamette River between Wilsonville and Canby.
The ferry costs about $575,000 to operate with $457,000 coming from a county subsidy.
The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/jHXIUI ) commissioners discussed the subsidy Tuesday as they decided to spend about $1.7 million for a new electric propulsion system. The work would put the ferry out of service from late February to mid-summer. Ferry riders could see higher fares when service resumes.
The Canby ferry has been operating for nearly 100 years and is one of three ferries operating in Oregon.
