HomeMy WebLinkAbout2806 RESOLUTION NO. 2806
A RESOLUTION of the Bremerton City Council Affirming Support for
Substitute Senate Bill 5327, Proposing to Provide $11.4 Million Dollars in
Funding for the Passenger Only Ferry.
WHEREAS, the Seattle-Bremerton Passenger Only Ferry provides a critical
transportation link to the Kitsap Peninsula through the City of Bremerton; and
WHEREAS, the Passenger Only Ferry. service furthers the National and State
goals of reducing single occupancy vehicular trips, preserving limited resources and
benefiting the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Passenger Only Ferry has proven to be successful in stimulating'
the residential population within Bremerton and Kitsap County to the benefit of
Washington State residents on both sides of Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County have also experienced
increased economic diversity since commencement of the Passenger Only Ferry; and
WHEREAS, the continued Passenger Only Ferry service is critical to sustain and
enhance the advances experienced to date; Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL THAT
The City of Bremerton communicate to appropriate State Legislatures the City df
Bremerton's support of Substitute Senate Bill 5327.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on the 21st day of March 2001.
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