This morning a letter from state legislators in ferry-served communities was delivered to the WSTC. In summary:
* The letter is signed by 10 legislators (Nelson, Tharinger, Seaquist, Morris, Lytton, Rolfes, Fitzgibbon, Ranker, Appleton, Cody)
* They support the 2.5% fare increase in October 20111; they do not support the 3% increase in May 2012
* They do not support the alternative fare for vehicles under 14 ft (huge inconvenience for people with more than one vehicle who buy 10-ticket passes); instead look at other incentives for using small cars, e.g. access to carpool lane
* They do not support a 10% ceiling on fuel surcharge — should be between 2.5% and 5%
The letter can be downloaded here. It will be interesting to see what, if any impact this has on the decision that will be made this afternoon.