HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-005 RESOLUTION NO. 79-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
TOWNSEND URGING THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTE VEHICLE FERRY
SERVICE AT LOFALL-SOUTH POINT ON HOOD CANAL AND ALSO
URGING THAT NO TOLLS BE PLACED ON ANY FUTURE BRIDGE
ACROSS HOOD CANAL.
WHEREAS, the economic well-being of the North Olympic
Peninsula is dependent upon fast, convenient vehicle access to the
Seattle metropolitan area and Kitsap County Bremerton area, and
WHEREAS, since the sinking of the Hood Canal bridge,
travel to the Seattle metropolitan is both inconvenient and time-
consuming and impossible to get to Kitsap County except around Hood
Canal, and
WHEREAS, the people on the North Olympic Peninsula for
years have been burdened with carrying more than their fair share of
the cost of operating the State Ferry System due to tolls on Hood Canal
bridge being diverted to the maintenance of the State Ferry System.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Port Townsend to urge the Washington State Department of
Transportation to:
1.
3o
Institute vehicle ferry service across Hood Canal at
Lofall-South Point as soon as possible, and
Move with haste in replacing th e bridge across Hood
Canal, and
Accept the offer from the Federal Government of finan-
cial aid so the total burden is not borne by residents
on the North Olympic Peninsula, and
That any financial arrangements to pay for a new
bridge should not include tolls.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD ON THE 19th DAY OF JUNE, 1979.
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