Commissioners Vote to Extend Ferry Schedule

Skagit County Commissioners Work Session, May 23, 2006.

Commissioners Don Munks, Ted Anderson and Ken Dahlstedt discuss and vote to extend the Guemes Island Ferry schedule to 10 pm weeknights. Chairman Dahlstedt allowed citizens to speak.

Watch Video Steve Cox, ferry manager presents the plan. [10+ minutes, 38mb]

Watch Video Don Munks explains his views. [4+ minutes, 17mb]

Watch Video Ted Anderson comments. [4+ minutes, 14mb]

Watch Video Ken Dahlstedt objects to the cost. [2+ minutes, 10mb]

Watch Video Ted Anderson challenges Dahlstedt. [1+ minutes, 4.5mb]

Watch Video The vote. [1+ minutes, 4.8mb]

Watch Video After the audience leaves, Ted Anderson accuses Dahlstedt of "selling out" Munks and himself. According to the Skagit Valley Herald, Anderson swore at Dahlstedt in the exchange but it is not evident in this recording. [40 seconds, 2.3mb]

Watch Video Glen Veal, chairman of the Guemes Island Ferry Committee. [6 minutes, 21.5mb]

Watch Video Gary Davis, president of Friends of Guemes Island. [3+ minutes, 10.8mb]

Watch Video David Wehrly, Skagit County Citizens for Responsible Transportation Management. [4+ minutes, 14.8mb]

Watch Video Patricia Bradley. [2+ minutes, 8.6mb]

Watch Video Boshie Morris, 7th Street Anacortes resident. [3+ minutes, 12mb]

Watch Video Pat Murray. [1+ minutes, 5.3mb]

Some videos are fairly large. Please be patient if you are using an analog modem over a phone line - it may take a while to download.

Video courtesy of Skagit County.