Rochester, not the Toronto Porth Authority, may be responsible for outstanding debts under a 14-year lease agreement between the Port Authority and the Rochester Ferry Co., the entity established to own and operate the ferry. According to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, the 2005 lease agreement, which set the costs and terms for the ferry service to use a recently built terminal in Toronto, says nothing about obligations on Rochester's part. That fact has created a somewhat ambiguous legal question for current city officials, who are trying to determine whether the city is responsible for lease payments once the ferry company disappears.
