PORT TOWNSEND – Wanting to create a new North Olympic Peninsula passenger-ferry gateway from Seattle, a group of Jefferson County commuters is gathering signatures to float the idea to Washington State Ferries officials.
“The message to Clallam County and to the West is here is an opportunity for Port Townsend to be the gateway instead of congested Bainbridge or Kitsap County,” said Kyle Montgomery, a Port Ludlow resident who has been commuting for 10 years to Seattle via the Bainbridge ferry.
Montgomery is heading up the campaign team for Seattle2PT.com, rallying people in King, Jefferson and Clallam counties to volunteer promoting the Web site for support and encouraging people to use the 149-passenger ferry MV Snohomish while it is available through Jan. 6.
Washington State University Team Jefferson, the community and economic development team, has given Seattle2PT.com its endorsement for the information gathering efforts.
Seattle2PT.com was recently launched in support of the new passenger-only service between Port Townsend and Pier 50 at Colman Dock in downtown Seattle.
