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Ferries and the vehicle excise tax
The following message was shared by John Whetten. It was originally sent to some members of the Ferry Community Partnership. I don’t know the history of I-695, but have heard it mentioned in...
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State’s Attorney General says Transportation Commission Can’t Raise Fares
The Seattle Times reports that, in an informal opinion released on 12/20/10, the state Attorney General’s office announced that WSTC cannot put the 2.5% fare increase it approved just after the...
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Revised take on 2.5% fare increase and I-1053
Apparently I-1053 does not impact the 2.5% fare increase approved by the WSTC last November. Here is an update from the Kitsap Sun, published 12/22/10. OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state attorney...
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Who Will Set Future Fares?
Despite the decision that the 2.5% fare increase that was approved by WSTC last November can begin on January 1, we apparently haven’t had the last discussion about who can set fares moving forward....
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Do We Really Want to Sink Our Ferry System?
Columnist Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times asks this question in a recent column, “Eyman’s star rising at a cost.” Westneat poses a number of questions that citizens of Washington need to consider,...
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A ferry employee’s point of view
The following was sent to the FCP last week. It’s interesting reading and worth sharing. Taking a Sober Look at Washington State Ferries By Dan Twohig, North Bend, WA Submitted on January 11, 2011 I am...
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Shift in who sets ferry fares?
The state’s House Ways and Means Committee has approved a bill amendment from Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor that would restore the power to set ferry fares and bridge tolls to the Washington...
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