1956 - Resolution - Expressing Concern with the Lack of Ferry ServiceRESOLUTION NO. 1956
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
EXPRESSING CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF ADEQUATE FERRY
SERVICE BY HORLUCKTRANSPORTATION.
WHEREAS, the citizens of Port Orchard and South Kitsap rely upon a transportation
system, comprised of both public and private transportation modes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard is responsible for the public road system that must
accommodate an increasing number of vehicles by constructing additional lanes and new roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard encourages the use of public transportation to
reduce the future expense of additional road construction and to reduce the gasoline consumption; and
WHEREAS, the ferry system owned and operated by Horluck Transportation is an
essential element of the transportation system and is critical to reducing the number of cars on the roads;
now therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. The Port Orchard community is very concerned about the lack of
passenger ferry service that is provided by Horluck Transportation and the trend of decreasing levels of
service. Examples of this service degradation include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) Horluck Transportation is not providing ferry service on Sundays and evenings.
(b) Horluck Transportation is not providing ferry service to community festivals such
as the Cruz Car Show and Street Fair, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to
downtown Port Orchard.
(c) Horluck Transportation appears to be deferring building and structural
maintenance of their marine passenger terminal to create both an eyesore and public
concern.
SECTION 2. The City of Port Orchard strongly encourages the owners of Horluck
Transportation to become more responsive to its community, to substantially improve the ferry service, to
assist the community in Commute Trip Reduction, and to help the community to reduce the number of
vehicle trips around Sinclair Inlet.
SECTION 3. The City Council calls upon the Mayor of the City of Port Orchard to
contact the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to express our community's extreme
concern that this essential element of our transportation network is not meeting our community needs and
is failing to meet the minimum expectations.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchar
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26th day No\!
APPROVED by the Mayor and
ber 2001.
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LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
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Michelle Merlino, Deputy City Clerk