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12-12-2007, 01:19 PM
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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20071212/NEWS01/712120074/-1/RSS02
State could move the route or borrow a boat; some funding may come from projects in Mukilteo, Edmonds
By Scott North, Lukas Velush and Kaitlin Manry
Herald Writers
The near-certain demise of Washington's oldest ferries had state officials scrambling Tuesday looking for new ways to move people, cars and freight from Puget Sound communities now isolated by the loss of boats crucial to their economies.
So far, all of the options appear to come with downsides, including taking money from other projects, possibly even the long-planned ferry terminal in Mukilteo.
Yet state officials say it is premature to suggest the ferry route between Whidbey Island and Port Townsend will be shut down for a year or more while new vessels are built.
It's a shame that this was argued about and ultimately ignored for so long that the State is left with so few choices. Long article but worth reading.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20071212/NEWS01/712120074/-1/RSS02
State could move the route or borrow a boat; some funding may come from projects in Mukilteo, Edmonds
By Scott North, Lukas Velush and Kaitlin Manry
Herald Writers
The near-certain demise of Washington's oldest ferries had state officials scrambling Tuesday looking for new ways to move people, cars and freight from Puget Sound communities now isolated by the loss of boats crucial to their economies.
So far, all of the options appear to come with downsides, including taking money from other projects, possibly even the long-planned ferry terminal in Mukilteo.
Yet state officials say it is premature to suggest the ferry route between Whidbey Island and Port Townsend will be shut down for a year or more while new vessels are built.
It's a shame that this was argued about and ultimately ignored for so long that the State is left with so few choices. Long article but worth reading.