Without a Ferry since September 19, 2019

Two Birds wait for an #alaskaferry

Yes, your read that right, no ferry service to Cordova and other communities in Alaska this winter.  On the State of Alaska website it shows the history of the Alaska Marine Highway.  The highway system that has provided necessary transportation to many parts of Alaska for people who live in Alaska, people who work seasonally in Alaska and people who choose to visit our beautiful state.   The Alaska Marine Highway System has worked since 1963, how is is possible that visionless leaders could ruin it?

The Alaska Marine Highway is a road that has received systematic funding cuts with the apparent purpose of ruining the entire system.  For many communities it has ruined the water road Alaskans have relied on to build businesses, fisheries, lives, families, communities and Alaska history.

Cordova and other communities in Alaska have not had 1 ferry since early fall.  Empty shelves at grocery stores, vehicles that need work at certified dealerships, people who cannot fly are all stranded in outlying communities.  Citizen safety, commerce, and whole communities are in peril.  The ferry system has always been a highway used by all Alaskans, not just the members of communities it connects, now it is broken.

It is shocking that the Alaska Marine Highway, a road system that has worked since 1963 could be sent to such ruin so quickly,  People who are short sighted, budget blunderers don't belong at the helm of our Alaskan Ship.  It is such a disappointment that our leaders have chosen to dismantle our water roadway and leave so many Alaskans without transportation, while proposing a state lottery and loans to pay billions in tax credits that do nothing to support citizens of Alaska. 

It would be nice if our state government would quit wasting time on short sighted silly projects like a lottery and got to work supporting the communities and people of the state of Alaska instead.