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Possible Ferrry Service Cuts + Surcharge
Possible Ferrry Service Cuts + Surcharge
Spotted this in the St. John Source.
Seriously, as a regular visitor I don't mind paying more for ferry service, but this quote bothers me:
The ferry companies want a $2 surcharge on all tickets, including bulk, commuter, senior, student and child tickets. They also want to cut out the 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. runs between Red Hook and Cruz Bay, and reduce the downtown runs to three a day in each direction. They would run morning, midday and late afternoon, Ferron said.
"We basically need to keep the runs used by residents," she said.
In a letter to the PSC, Ferron said the ferry companies won't be able to maintain regularly scheduled service by the end of June if they don't get the $2 surcharge and permission to reduce the schedule.
"Eventually the ferries are going to be parked at the dock," Ferron said.
Perhaps the reporter quoted her incorrectly or Ms. Ferron misspoke but I think it's safe to say that they need to keep the tourism industry in mind here as well. They should try to work with flight schedules so that tourists (who make up the bulk of the economy) can get to STJ and spend their vacation dollars.
For the full article:
http://www.onepaper.com/stjohnvi/?v=d&i ... 1212899090
Seriously, as a regular visitor I don't mind paying more for ferry service, but this quote bothers me:
The ferry companies want a $2 surcharge on all tickets, including bulk, commuter, senior, student and child tickets. They also want to cut out the 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. runs between Red Hook and Cruz Bay, and reduce the downtown runs to three a day in each direction. They would run morning, midday and late afternoon, Ferron said.
"We basically need to keep the runs used by residents," she said.
In a letter to the PSC, Ferron said the ferry companies won't be able to maintain regularly scheduled service by the end of June if they don't get the $2 surcharge and permission to reduce the schedule.
"Eventually the ferries are going to be parked at the dock," Ferron said.
Perhaps the reporter quoted her incorrectly or Ms. Ferron misspoke but I think it's safe to say that they need to keep the tourism industry in mind here as well. They should try to work with flight schedules so that tourists (who make up the bulk of the economy) can get to STJ and spend their vacation dollars.
For the full article:
http://www.onepaper.com/stjohnvi/?v=d&i ... 1212899090
*Another fine scatterbrained production