Design Contract for Gooseberry Pt. Wing Wall Replacement on 4/10 Council Agenda

Authorizing the County Executive to sign a $40,000 contract for the design of a replacement for the wing wall at Gooseberry Point is an item on the County Council’s agenda for Tuesday April 4. It’s part of the Consent Agenda, which means it’s expected to be passed unanimously without discussion. The design will also include [...]

Washington State Passenger Ferries Sold to Tanzania

On their Facebook page, The Task Force posted a link to a Seattle story about the two Washington State passenger ferries that were just sold at a bargain basement price to Tanzania: $400,000 total for both. Yes, $200,000 each.  On e-bay. The state tried to sell these passenger ferries in Washington state, but no one [...]

New Kingston Passenger Ferry Problems

Bob Fodor found this article in the Seattle Times about problems with the brand-new Kingston passenger ferry.  His comment, “A new ferry doesn’t always assure good service. This new one has been out of service for two months. It also has been seriously under-utilized for some reason.”

End to dry dock in sight, with luck

The County’s Department of Public Works sent out an email notice today (pasted below) that the Whatcom Chief will probably be back as scheduled this Saturday. Good news — I rather assume this means that no new really horrendous problems have turned up, at least as of today.   Maybe we should send a collective thank-you  [...]

Latest Ferry Update – 6/30/10

The following is an update from the Whatcom County Department of Public Works regarding the ferry repairs and dry dock plans to date: 2010 Dry Dock Clarification The Department has been receiving emails and phone calls regarding the upcoming July dry dock. It appears that there is some confusion as to why the 2010 dry [...]

Costs for passenger ferry rising

Jared Paben, the Bellingham Herald‘s transportation reporter, has a story this morning on the fact that the contracted costs for the passenger ferry used during emergencies and dry dock will be rising. This was reported by the Dept. of Public Works to the County Council last Tuesday. The increase s is hardly surprising. The old [...]