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September 21, 2023

TOMORROW: Commissioners to Host Public Hearing on 2025 Guemes Island Ferry Fare Schedule

Reminder, the Skagit County Commissioners are hosting a public hearing on the draft 2025 Guemes Island ferry fare schedule tomorrow, September 17th, at 3:00 p.m. in the Commissioner's Hearing Room at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon. The public is invited to join and provide comment either in-person or via Zoom at the link on the Commissioner's webpage.

The public may also provide written comments by this Friday, September 20th, at 4:30 p.m. by emailing ferrycomments@co.skagit.wa.us and including a full name and address.
The County Commissioners are interested in public input on the following topics related to the draft ferry fare schedule:

Draft 2024 Ferry Fare Revenue Target Report
Proposed 2025 ferry fare schedule
2024 Ferry Fare Revenue Target Report
Expiration dates for single-ride tickets
Standardizing the 15% discount on multi-ride passes year-round
Eliminating multi-ride passes (thereby eliminating the expiration dates)
Changing the expiration dates on multi-ride passes from 90 days to 45 days
Proposed charter rate for requested private trips
Charging for parking in Anacortes
Proposed rate for emergency response

During regular ferry hours of operation
Outside regular ferry hours of operation

The following reports are available on the Guemes Island ferry documents page on our website:

Draft 2024 Ferry Fare Revenue Target Report

2025 Proposed Fare Schedule is included as Appendix A

2023 Summary Report
Draft 2024 Ferry Fare Revenue Target Report PowerPoint Presentation

Skagit County Public Works presented the draft 2024 ferry fare revenue target report and proposed 2025 ferry fare schedule to the Skagit Board of County Commissioners on Monday, August 5th. To rewatch the hearing, please visit the TV21 archive page.