Article: Kitsap County, Wash., Runs Own Ferry Fleet.

By Susan Gilmore, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 2--When state ferries chief Mike Thorne announced last month that he wants to end passenger-only ferry service on Puget Sound, it came as no surprise to one man who already knew the money-losing venture's days were numbered. Kitsap Transit Director Dick Hayes has been working for more than two years to craft a plan for the county to take over the service.

"We want to buy a whole bunch of little boats and run them like buses," said Hayes. He wants to not only continue existing walk-on service linking Bremerton and Vashon Island with downtown Seattle, but also extend the ...

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