 Entrance to Houchin Ferry property (EV file photo) Hear Ideas For Ferry Property, Submit Suggestions, Comments Edmonson Voice Staff Report: Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent Barclay C. Trimble announces the National Park Service has begun exploring concept options at the Houchin Ferry site, which has been impacted with the removal of Lock and Dam 6 in 2017. This effort will help guide park management in decisions about the future visitor experience opportunities, as well as, natural and cultural resource conditions at Houchin Ferry. The National Park Service has developed three preliminary concepts for public review and comment. The preliminary concepts can be viewed at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/houchinferry. This link will become active on June 20th. Comments can be submitted electronically through the website from June 20 through July 20, 2018. The park will host a public meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. at the Edmonson County Library, 280 Ferguson St., Brownsville, KY 42210. The purpose of the public meeting is for the National Park Service to display the concepts and hear your suggestions and comments for the future of this site. Comment forms will be available at the event. 
7 Comments
Leo stevenson
6/16/2018 09:50:23 pm
Put a low water bridge in 6/17/2018 09:10:13 am
It nees to be opened back up where people can cross the river,coming and going to brownsville,as ive mentioned time and time again our elected officals should demand this,settling for nothing less,but we see NO ONE STANDING THE TEST! 6/18/2018 02:15:24 pm
Like Ive said in the past,our elected officals need to take a stand against this ferry closing,instead of twirling their thumbs
Kay Elmore jupin
6/25/2018 11:24:03 am
Please restore if at all possible!! This is a very unique and historic part of Edmonson County!! Generations to come need to enjoy it as it was back in great grandma and grandpa days
Marjorie Carman
6/27/2018 06:10:36 am
Please make the road and old ferry crossing horse accessible. It would be great to have a park there so horse people could enjoy the river also.
Mike Scott
6/27/2018 11:21:42 am
Important to remember that ferry service stopped long before the removal of Dam 6. Ferry service was stopped back in 2013 as part of budgetary management --- Dam 6 failed in late 2016 and was removed in April 2017. Apparently only 30 or so cars used that ferry each day, and it does seem fiscally irresponsible to continue operating an expensive ferry (or build an even more expensive bridge) when there are so few cars that were going across the river at that spot. As far as historical significance and people being able to experience a ferry operation, just go up to Green River Ferry! It's used by a lot of cars and no doubt it will be in operation for many years to come.
Katie Miller
6/28/2018 03:08:50 am
Please reopen the ferry to be used as it was in the past. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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