Guemes Island Ferry Committee Home Page
The Guemes Island Ferry Committee is a group of Guemes Islanders, elected by Guemes Islanders, to represent the interests of the community by coordinating ferry related issues among the ferry users, Skagit County Public Works, and the Skagit County Board of Commissioners.
Current GIFC Members:
John Hopkins
Allen Bush
Andy Leech
Sandy McKean
Gabe Murphy
If you have questions or concerns regarding the Guemes Ferry, please send us an email at guemesferry@gmail.com and we will do our best to answer your question or will help to point you in the right direction.
Guemes Island Ferry Email Updates
With the winter season upon us, ferry service variability can be common.
The GIFC highly recommends signing up for Email Alerts from Skagit County Public Works. Find the link below and sign up.
Monthly Ferry Committee Meetings
The Guemes Island Ferry Committee meets every second Thursday of the month, currently at the Guemes Island Library. Unless otherwise rescheduled, these meetings start at 7:00pm and are all open to the public.
If you would like to join GIFC meetings via Zoom, please contact Allen Bush at bushman@mail.com. Send your full name and the email address to be used.
Recent Meeting Notes
GIFC 4/26/2022 Election Results
Guemes Ferry Operations and Service Analysis Update
Skagit County is working with BERK Consulting and KPFF Consulting Engineers to study possible ferry system improvements that address issues identified by the ferry community in two previous online surveys. Once they understand what you are most interested in, they will look at the operational and cost implications of the preferred options.
BERK and KPFF’s work will result in two packages of system improvement options (both prioritizing two round-trips per hour).
Package 1: Service improvements that can be attained with minimal investment
Package 2: Additional service improvements that come at a higher cost
Public Input Opportunities:
- Guemes Ferry Operations and Service Analysis Study website https://publicinput.com/guemesferry
- Email comments open now: ferrycomments@co.skagit.wa.us
All Comments will close December 5, 2019 for final report production.
-Final report will include compiled comments and responses.
- Online surveys https://publicinput.com/guemesferry
Draft Packages and Service Objectives survey open: November 7 – December 5.