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Public commenters raise per-household cost concerns for Guemes Ferry, North Shore restoration

2675165 · March 18, 2025
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Summary

During public comment at the Skagit County meeting, a resident presented per-household cost calculations for the Guemes (misspelled in transcript) Ferry and a North Shore restoration project and asked how the county would secure grants or funding.

Two residents used the public comment period to raise questions about county project costs and funding sources for ferry and shoreline-restoration work.

Lorita Humble (also identified as "Tweety"), of Lake Kavanaugh, presented arithmetic comparing per-household costs under two cost scenarios for the Guemes Ferry and for North Shore restoration. Humble said a recent estimate for the Guemes Ferry had increased to $45 million; dividing that total by 689…

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