A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE This CNL2 interview was recorded a week ago. CNL2 chose not to publish this interview until San Juan County Council chair Jane Fuller felt it would not get in the way of her attempts to negotiate with the Governor’s Office. This is a fast-changing situation,…
NOTE: This article first appeared in the Journal of The San JuansIf you’re not a subscriber to The Journal, it costs just $5.95 every four weeks!Subscribe here! By Jeff Noedel SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON NEWS — A lot has happened in the five days since the San Juan County Council gave Chair Jane Fuller the nod to…
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY COMMUNITY WATER TAXI In mid-February of 2024, the Community Water Taxi (CWT) released a survey meant to capture the community impacts of unreliable Washington State Ferries (WSF) interisland service on San Juan County (SJC) residents and offer a more complete picture of the current crisis in SJC and islanders’ specific…
In a San Juan County Council “workshop meeting” this morning, the Council agreed that the deteriorated quality of the services of Washington State Ferries — especially the inter-island service — has now risen to a “state of emergency.” The word “emergency” was uttered 10 times during the approximately 40-minute-long discussion. No vote was taken, but…
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service until 5:45 p.m. The county faced the challenge of needing to move a lot of folks…
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Tom Bridge, of Crane Island, is one of the five leaders of Orcas Island-based Community Water Taxi (CWT). Bridge is licensed captain who performs most of the CWT runs. CWT sprang into existence nine months ago, almost as an impulsive reaction to Washington State Ferries inter-island…
