Extending Guemes Ferry Hours
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Skagit County Issues DNS On Extended Ferry Service "Skagit County has determined that proposed permanent expansion of weekday evening ferry service to Guemes Island would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment." [5.8.8] Environmental Assessment Report "A 14-day public comment period on the DNS ends at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 22nd. The DNS available for review...provides requirements for the submittal of written comments." Skagit Valley Herald reports [5.10.8] Extended Ferry Service Impacts Review Skagit County announces the Environmental Review required by Judge Allendoerfer prior to continuing extended ferry service beyond June 30. [1.24.8] Letter to Property Owners [72k PDF ] Public Notice & Invitation to Comment [28k PDF ] Environmental Assessment Background and Overview [32k PDF ] Comments read and submitted at Skagit County's Community Workshop on February 10: Steve Orsini's Comments [52kb PDF] Friends of Guemes Island's Comments [184kb PDF] Referred to and submitted: Land Use Impacts of the Guemes Island Ferry Schedule Extension [424kb PDF Skagit County's Determination of Non-Significance, prepared after initiating the extended service: DNS [252kb PDF] • DNS Addendum [384kb PDF] Environmental Checklist [2.4mb PDF] Environmental Checklist Addendum [3.4mb PDF] FGI Responds to County Filing [60kb PDF] [8.15.6] Ferry
Committee Addresses Presentation - Extended Ferry Service Financial Evaluation in response to Public Works' July Extended Hours Analysis. [200k PDF] Skagit Valley Herald: Commissioners Discuss Late Ferries [7.28.7] Ferry Dock In Shrouds [7.6.6] Vandalism at the Dock [6.18.6] FGI Urges Weeknight Ferry Boycott Meeting Mr. Munks [6.12.6] Ferry Hours Extended! The Skagit County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1...to extend service hours of the Guemes Island Ferry to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday...Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt voted against extending the hours. ...The ferry hours will go in effect on or before July 1, 2006. -Skagit County Public Works Two commentaries on the decision to extend the evening ferry schedule: Paraguay Has Better Government [6.4.6]
Videos of the Commissioners' meeting in which they discuss and approve extended ferry service, May 23, 2006. Ferry Committee Statement [5.23.6] Extended Schedule Resolution [92k PDF] Extending Ferry Hours, Increasing Fares [11.12.5] Ferry schedule extension planning documents. 1.4mb PDF [5.29.6] Plan, Schedule and Resolution [160k PDF] GIPOA: "This document was in no way created by GIPOA..." Advisory Ballot: Extended Ferry Service Friends of Guemes Island and the Skagit County Citizens for Professional Transportation Management were requested to write position papers against and in support of the extended service proposal. Skagit County Citizens for Professional Transportation Management: Extended Service Proposal submitted to Skagit County Public Works Scheduling and Fares Task Force Summaries [12.23.03] Berk & Associates' Guemes Island Ferry Operations Management Analysis |
Friends of Guemes Island Final Court Order, November 5, 2007 [732kb PDF] “At the end of the two-year trial period, on June 30th, 2008, the ferry schedule will automatically revert to its former 6:00 p.m. cut-off, and no weekday evening extension will again be considered unless and until there is a new, thorough, and SEPA compliant environmental review, including, among other issues, the probability of induced growth, and the direct and indirect adverse environmental impacts resulting from the same.” Transcript of Judge Allendoerfer's ruling in Friends of Guemes Island v. Skagit County, June 15, 2007. [1.5 mb PDF, 8.11.7] "Today the late ferries were sentenced to die—but not for a year." [6.15.7] Commentary on FGI's days in Superior Court. [6.9.7] June 7 & 8, Snohomish County Superior Court [5.31.7] On September 28th, Skagit County Hearing Examiner Wick Dufford agreed with Friends of Guemes Island that the Hearing Examiner "is without jurisdiction to hear the separate appeal of the subject DNS." FGI Files Motion and Appeal With Hearing Examiner and sends Proposed Summary Judgement Motion to County Attorney. [8.21.6] Superior Court Judge Agrees With FGI Judge Finds Skagit County Made "Stealth Decision" in Extending Guemes Ferry Hours - State Environmental Laws Must Be Followed in Creating "Commuter Ferry" [8.19.6] Judge Allendoerfer's Order granting in part FGI's motion for summary judgment. Friends
of Guemes Island The suit seeks to void the Skagit County Resolution extending weeknight Guemes Island ferry hours because Skagit County did not follow Washington State environmental law (SEPA). [7.21.6] Document 1 • Document 2 • Document 3 Friends
of Guemes Island [6.13.6] Document filed in Superior Court [56k PDF] Skagit County Files A Response 336k PDF [6.21.6] FGI Files A Reply 596k PDF [6.22.6] |
