during Washington storm.

By Professor John Robertson OBA

From Kitsapp Daily News today:

Missed doctor appointments. Hours-long delays. Students unable to get to school. Those are just a few of the issues fuelling a bill to expand passenger-only ferries state-wide. The bill would deliver $50 million to put additional boats on the waters of Puget Sound by the end of this year. In 2024, island communities worked with the Legislature and the state Department of Transportation to form the Fix Our Ferries Coalition, which advocates for funding more boats, addressing staffing shortages, and increasing accountability and transparency within

Sources:

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Washington+State+Ferry+flloded+deck&mid=CA6AEE297A09827AED5FCA6AEE297A09827AED5F&FORM=VIRE

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/lawmakers-propose-50-million-for-passenger-ferries/ar-AA1Aj5fX?ocid=BingNewsVerp

A typical CalMac ferry:

Washington State is one of the most affluent regions in the World.

Remember, the Mull Councillor suggesting that CalMac ran the worst ferry service in the World?