Chamber to push to save the Sidney ferry

Chamber Executive Director Mitch Everton said “We will be implementing a comprehensive Save Our Ferry (SOF) campaign, beginning early January.”

Governor Chris Gregoire says cutting the Anacortes-Sidney, BC run would save $9.6 million. She is proposing ending it next fall.

But, Everton said the chamber will involve the city and other interested groups in a move to save it. He said contacts have already been initiated with key legislators. In fact, Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, a long-time supporter of the ferry system, said “We’re going to do everything we can to keep things running.”

“The chamber will take an active role in planning and follow-up, specifically for the hearings and testimony that will ultimately decide the run's fate,” Everton said in an email to chamber members.