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		<title>County Council to Introduce Ferry Advisory Committee Resolution 2012-01-24</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/county-council-to-introduce-ferry-advisory-committee-2012-01-24/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/county-council-to-introduce-ferry-advisory-committee-2012-01-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The County Council agenda for next week&#8217;s meeting indicates that Weimer and Brenner&#8217;s most recent version of the resolution establishing a new Whatcom County / Lummi Island ferry advisory committee will be introduced.  It will be &#8216;acted upon&#8217; (voted on) at a later date, as early as Feb. 7, 2012, after there is time for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6433&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PLIC Annual Meeting Postponed</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/plic-annual-meeting-postponed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colleenmccrory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PLIC annual meeting has been postponed until January 31st.  Mike McKenzie gives us the details in his email below&#8230;. Mike McKenzie 9:14pm Jan 16 From PLIC Board of Directors: Annual island-wide mtg postponed from tomorrow (Tue, 1-17) to Tue, Jan 31, 6:30p, The Grange. Impt issues; circle the date. The message: Snow and slippery [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6430&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Ordinance Establishing a Ferry Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/proposed-ordinance-establishing-a-ferry-advisory-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>colleenmccrory</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carl Weimer and Barbara Brenner have drafted an ordinance establishing a Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee to present to the Whatcom County Council for their consideration.  You can read the proposal in its entirety by clicking on the link at the end of Carl&#8217;s comments below&#8230;.. Hi all, Thanks for your work on the ferry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6420&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Draft 2: Resolution Advisory Committee 2012-01-07</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/draft-2-resolution-advisory-committee-2012-01-07/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/draft-2-resolution-advisory-committee-2012-01-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s Draft 2 of the proposed County Council resolution. It&#8217;s based on the workshop discussion on January 4. Please submit comments by Friday Jan. 13 however you wish to info@plicferry.org, if you want your ideas considered for the version that goes back to Carl Weimer for introduction at a County Council meeting on January 17. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6404&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Resolution to Form New Ferry Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/update-resolution-to-form-new-ferry-advisory-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/update-resolution-to-form-new-ferry-advisory-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick update to let everyone know that progress continues.  Carl Weimer and Barbara Brenner drafted a version of a Council ordinance to be introduced to the Council ~January 24, 2012, with Council discussion and possible approval in February. A group of islanders attended a workshop at Rhayma Blake&#8217;s house last Wednesday (Jan. 4) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6391&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Draft of Resolution for new Ferry Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/draft-of-resolution-for-new-ferry-advisory-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/draft-of-resolution-for-new-ferry-advisory-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217; the first draft of a resolution by which the County could set up a new ferry advisory committee, developed by the PLIC Board with input from others.  This and other ideas will be discussed tomorrow, with the intent of developing the next draft.  All are welcome to attend tomorrow&#8217;s meeting (Wed. Jan. 4, 2012, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6379&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Input on New Ferry Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/input-on-new-ferry-advisory-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/input-on-new-ferry-advisory-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Task Force]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the latest from the PLIC Board (I haven&#8217; t yet received the draft ordinance for a new Ferrry Advisory committee referred to in yesterday&#8217;s post): ******************* 1. This is the 2nd official public notice of the PLIC Annual Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17 at The Grange. This is an important meeting for all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6372&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Request for New Ferry Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/request-for-new-ferry-advisory-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/request-for-new-ferry-advisory-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year. Let&#8217;s hope that 2012 brings smoother sailing for &#8216;all things ferry&#8217; here on Lummi Island. Via Rhayma Blake: Some islanders are working on a request to the County Council to pass an ordinance that establishes a new citizens&#8217; ferry advisory committee, starting from what Carl Weimer published here in October.  Rhayma told [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6350&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Capacity Limits for Ferries</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/lower-capacity-limits-for-ferries/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/lower-capacity-limits-for-ferries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ferry operations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that airlines aren&#8217;t the only transit system that are, for safety, re-calculating (lowering) passenger capacity because of Americans&#8217; recent weight increase.  Ferries are beginning to do the same.  Hopefully, this won&#8217;t apply to the Whatcom Chief, which I presume rarely hits its 100 passenger limit anyway. Filed under: Ferry operations, Other ferries Tagged: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6355&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Ferry Boat?</title>
		<link>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/our-new-ferry-boat/</link>
		<comments>http://lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/our-new-ferry-boat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wynne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a time-honored proposal for our new ferry boat, from Bill Lee who always has his internet-eye open to new and old technologies. Filed under: Ferry design Tagged: ferry boats, horse-powered ferry boats, lummi islad ferry, Whatcom county ferry<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lummiislandferryforum.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10826399&amp;post=6351&amp;subd=lummiislandferryforum&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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