San Juan County Council Clerk Ingrid Gabriel announced that members of the SJC Council will be attending a Ferry Advisory Committee Public Outreach Meeting to discuss the Ferry Reservation System on Thursday, April 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mullis Street Fire Station, Friday Harbor.
State law directs Washington State Ferries to work with Ferry Advisory Committees to:
Develop ferry schedules that work
Resolve customer problems
Understand regional issues
Contact the Ferry Advisory Committee chair representing your community with suggestions or concerns about ferry service. Members of the Ferry Advisory Committee for the San Juans are:
Orcas — Rick Hughes, Larry Vandermay
Lopez –John Whetten
San Juan Island — Jim Corenman, Deborah Hopkins, Pat McKay
Shaw — John Brantigan
SJC Council and Ferry Advisory Committee:
Please look at the DATA for the last weeks or more as to which ferries are overloaded on a daily and multiple times per day basis, and which sailings (not the two red eyes) leave 90% empty on those same days. The question is asked by many, “Cannot an adjustment be made to have those ferries continue on to Orcas to alleviate the already overloaded Orcas ferry that doesn’t even sail for another 3 hours?” It is getting worse as we continue into April. And this situation would still exist no matter which ferries we have or do not have in operating condition. Thanks.
“State law directs Washington State Ferries to work with Ferry Advisory Committees to:
Develop ferry schedules that work
Resolve customer problems
Understand regional issues”
Well…. In theory…….!!!!!! You’re getting there, WSF, but try harder!!! These schedules with 4-5 hour gaps between sailings to hotspots aren’t helping anybody. Imagine the overload relief with just 1 extra afternoon sailing a day….!
San Juan County Council Clerk Ingrid Gabriel
Real great for the Orcas members of the group. Last Ferry back to Orcas is 5:45 pm.
New item: I use the Ferry at least once a week to the mainland and at least one inter island trip a week. So far the reservation system has worked great for me.