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December 2020

CHEBEAGUE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY What’s New at CTC? Holiday Schedule Christmas and New Year’s Day

Business Office: (207) 846-5227/846-3700 16 North Road, PO Box 27 Chebeague Island, ME 04017 chebeaguetrans@gmail.com chebeaguetrans.com FOGG water taxi pro- vides service from Cous- ins Island Monday- Friday at 8:15 PM. The service has had limited use thus far and the CTC board, at its 11/19 meet- ing, agreed to continue to monitor its use and cost. Free Boat Days December 5th and December 12th . Ride the ferry for free and finish your Christmas shopping! Water Taxi Management Changes at CTC As previously an- nounced, Matt Ridgway assumed the position of General Manager on 11/23. Matt most re- cently held the position of Assistant General Manager. He has been training for the GM position for many months—in anticipation of Carol Sabasteanski’s retirement. Please join us in congratulating Matt!

A belated Thank You...

Bus Leaves Route One 7:45 AM 9:45 AM 11:45 AM 4:30 PM 5:45 PM

Ferry Leaves Chebeague

Ferry Leaves Cousins

With all the information we have needed to pro- vide you over the last few months, we have been unable to properly recognize the contribu- tion of two board mem- bers who retired in 2020. Specs Eaton served on the board from 2008- 2011. He rejoined the board in 2014 and served until 2020. While on the board, Specs served as both Treasurer and Vice President. Specs played an im- portant role while on the CTC board. He was very active as a member of the executive committee. Pat Murray served on the board from 2017 to 2020. Pat was there when we needed him most—when we were retiring our old buses and purchasing new ones. His knowledge and willingness to de- vote time were invalua- ble to the company. He helped us evaluate and purchase the busses. He continues to offer his help as needed. Thanks Specs and Pat!! Employee Birthdays Bo Ramsey-12/3 Paul Chesley-12/30 Have a good one!

8:00 AM 10:00 AM

8:15 AM 10:15 AM 12:15 PM 5:00 PM 6:15 PM

NOON

4:45 PM 6:00 PM

Service Cancellation

While CTC recognizes that many people rely on our service to get to school or work, we must al- ways consider safety first. Please review our policies below and use one of our communication chan- nels to stay informed about ser- vice interruptions. Bus Service: If school is can- celled in Yarmouth, the first bus of the day is automatically can- celled. There will not be a notice of this trip’s cancellation. Any other trip cancellations will be communicated as soon as possi- ble. Ferry Service: When making a decision to cancel a boat trip, we will consider not only the ability of the boat to run in the storm, but also our passengers’ ability to safely board the boat. Therefore, conditions where the wharves, ramps, and/or floats are unsafe will result in a ferry trip cancella- tion. This would include; high

winds making the floats rock dangerously (usually at Cous- ins), storm surges that put the top of the Stone Wharf under water, and excessive ice and/or snow on ramps, floats, or wharves. Until the channel at Chebeague is dredged, CTC will cancel ferry trips during extreme low tides to avoid ferry grounding. Scheduled low tide cancellations are posted in the Island Calendar 30-60 days in advance. For all cancellations, the information will be posted to the CTC’s web- site and Facebook page. An email will also be sent to Chebeague.org for posting. Emails and texts will be sent to those who registered on the cancellation page of our web- site to receive notification.

Safety First!!

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DECEMBER 2020 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR