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Skagit County OKs 30% Guemes Island ferry fare hike and deadline for paper punch-card conversions
Summary
Skagit County commissioners voted to adopt a 2026 Guemes Island ferry fare schedule that implements a roughly 30% fare increase to meet cost-recovery targets and approved converting COVID-era non-expiring paper punch cards to electronic trips (conversion by appointment; all tickets to expire 12/31/2026).
Skagit County commissioners on Nov. 10 approved a revised fare schedule for the Guemes Island ferry that implements about a 30% increase and set rules to convert non-expiring paper punch cards into electronic trips.
Rachel Rowe, operations division manager for the county’s Ferry Division, told the board the increase is part of an effort to reach a 65% cost recovery target by December 2028 under the county’s existing ferry-resolution framework. “If you…
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