Commissioners
Extend Weeknight Ferry Service For Six Months
Full
Text of the Resolution [6.16.8]
FGI's
statement to Commissioners [6.16.8]
Skagit
County Issues DNS On Extended Ferry Service
"Skagit
County has determined that proposed permanent expansion of weekday evening
ferry service to Guemes Island would not have a probable significant adverse
impact on the environment." [5.8.8]
Environmental
Assessment Report
Skagit
Valley Herald reports [5.10.8]
Friends
of Guemes Island respond [5.11.8]
Carl
Cady finds flaws in EA data
[5.21.8]
FGI
formally responds to EA [560k
PDF][5.22.8]
Skagit
Valley Herald editorializes [5.16.8]
FGI
Responds to Herald editorial [5.19.8]
Outside the Lines:
Ferry Tales XXXXVIIII
Some
of the People
Some of the Time...
Shoreline
Permit Issued For Terminal Building
Commissioner
Clay Leming: “With respect to the parking issue there should be
no net loss. Absolutely no net loss.” [7.2.8]
Ferry
Manager Explains New Terminal Building [6.20.8]
Outside
the Lines: Ferry Tales 50 Terminal
- The Undead
New
Guemes Island Ferry Terminal [492k
PDF]
Anacortes
American on the terminal project
Terminal
Parking "So,
I am going to predict ...we will see the loss of about 24 spaces."
[4.30.8]
Outside
the Lines: Ferry Tales XXXXVIII The
Terminal Tab
Commissioners
Implement Summer Surcharge
Summer surcharge in effect May 20. Frequent
use passes and coupon books unchanged. [4.15.8]
New
Guemes Ferry Fare Structure
[48k PDF]
The
documents below were superceded by the Commissioners in their session
April 15, 2007.
New Guemes
Ferry Fare Structure
Effective
April 15, 2008. Many frequent use passes and coupon books discontinued.
Summer surcharge implemented. [4.11.8]
New
Guemes Ferry Fare Structure [48k PDF]
Fare
Structure Changes Highlighted [48k PDF]
Fare
Structure Resolution [52k PDF]
Ferry
Haul-Out
Monday, May
5 - Friday, May 16
The Guemes Island Ferry will be out of service for routine
maintenance, Monday,
May 5-16, 2008 and is expected to be returned to service Saturday May
17, 2008. During the haul-out, passenger only service will be provided
on the regular schedule. “This is our annual routine maintenance
haul-out,” said Guemes Island Ferry Manager Ron Panzero.
Revised
Ferry Schedule In Effect
Weighting
for the Ferry
The
M/V Guemes rides lower in the water now, but it meets US Coast Guard stability
requirements. [3.4.8]
Extended Ferry
Service Impacts Review
Skagit
County announces the Environmental Review required by Judge
Allendoerfer prior to continuing extended ferry service beyond June
30. [1.24.8]
Letter
to Property Owners [72k
PDF ]
Public
Notice & Invitation to Comment [28k
PDF ]
Environmental
Assessment Background and Overview [32k
PDF ]
Comments
read and submitted at Skagit County's Community Workshop on February 10:
Steve
Orsini's Comments [52kb PDF]
Friends
of Guemes Island's Comments [184kb PDF]
Referred to and
submitted:
Land
Use Impacts of the Guemes Island Ferry Schedule Extension [424kb
PDF
Extending
Ferry Service
A compilation
of documents on the extension of the Guemes Ferry's hours of operation.
Annual
Ferry Report
Video
of Ferry Manager Ron Panzero presenting the ferry operation Annual
Deficit Report to the Commissioners
on November 27. Skagit
County reports a loss of $738,664 for Guemes Ferry operations in the last
fiscal year, ending June 2007.
Roundtable
Meeting Summary [1.24.7]
[40kb PDF]
Ferry
Committee Corrections to Meeting Summary [60kb
PDF] [2.24.7]
Guemes
Ferry Capital Facilities Plan
[168mb
PDF]
Guemes
Ferry Operating Policies
2006
Guemes Ferry Report
Public
Works' annual report delivered to the Commissioners today, 10.25.6. [1mb
PDF]
"It
is the recommendation of staff that the Guemes Island Ferry Operations
and Performance Roundtable convene with the goal of revising the rate
structure to more closely match the Revenue Target."
Ferry
Committee Responds
[10.31.6]
Crossing
Over Workshop Report [8.21.6]
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