The board’s budget recommendation for the ferry system comes ahead of the anticipated release of the governor’s proposed budget, which will be a starting point for lawmakers.
The Matanuska at the Auke Bay ferry terminal in Juneau, Alaska in February, 2020.
The board’s unanimous vote comes ahead of the anticipated release of the governor’s proposed budget. That will be a starting point for lawmakers, who will consider the state’s overall spending plan when the state Legislature convenes next month. The operations board was created by the Legislature last year to make recommendations to the marine highway system. The board has talked extensively over the past several months about the need for improvements.
, each with a different price tag and number of ferries. Plan A would have all nine vessels running, Plan D would be a reduction in service. Plan B and C were in between.“Option B I think is really justifiable in terms of going to the Legislature,” she said.
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