The Ferry Task Force Needs Your Support

In case you missed this “Brown Betty” in the pre-drydock crazies, here is a letter from the Task Force requesting our help in urging the County Council to adopt their recommendations.  They have put out a tremendous amount of energy and time helping us, now is the time for us to do what we can [...]

Ferry Task Force Recommendations at PLIC Meeting

Tomorrow night, at PLIC’s meeting tomorrow, Thursday, August 4, 2011 (6:30 PM at the Grange), Diane Harper will summarize the Ferry Task Force’s recommendations, which have been submitted in writing to the County Council with a presentation to the Committee of the Whole next week (August 9,

Ferry Task Force: Working on Final Recommedations

What an interesting, but painful, exercise it was at last Monday’s task force meeting (June 6th) to come up with a fare schedule that was workable for our community.  Every decision to reduce a fare here, required an increase in a fare there, in order for us to cover our portion of expenses.  For example, [...]

Ferry Task Force Meeting & Update Report to Council

Barbara Ryan, Chair of the Lummi Island Ferry Task Force, forwarded this email regarding the agenda for the Monday, June 6, 2011,  task force meeting and the pressing need to develop recommendations regarding ferry fares and cost saving measures.  This is a meeting you may not want to miss! From: Barbara Ryan <barbararyan88@hotmail.com>   (Date: Sun, [...]

Ferry Task Force May 9, 2011 Worksession

This is an extra work session that the Task Force decided to hold. ******************************** PUBLIC NOTICE The Citizen’s Task Force for the Lummi Island Ferry will meet on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 6pm in the Lummi Island Grange Hall in a work session. While this meeting is open to the public and the public is welcome [...]

Ferry Fares, Ridership & History

Diane Harper, of the Whatcom County Ferry Task Force, forwarded these interesting and informative documents (click on links below): From: Diane Harper <lizzieisland@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:57 PM Subject: Presentations from 2/28/2011  (Task Force Meeting) I’ve attached 3 files. the fare comparison that Jim did (with corrected titles as requested during meeting); [...]

Task Force Meeting with Abart and Oliver, Feb. 7, 2011

Frank Abart, Director of Whatcom County Public Works, and Steve Oliver, County Treasurer, will present information at the next (3rd regular) meeting of the Ferry Task Force, in Bellingham.  The  agenda should be distributed via Paul Davis’ Brown Betty service (to those who’ve signed up for it), the Ferry Forum, and PLIC’s website at least [...]