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December 2016

CHEBEAGUE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

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

Island Council takes on pro- grams for assis- tance with ferry fees. CTC has been review- ing our Passenger Fare Policies (posted on the ferry and our website) to determine if some changes are warranted. As a result, we have asked the Island Council to as- sume responsibility for the following policies: -Assistance with ticket costs for persons who are receiving on-going medical treatment (such as physical ther- apy or chemotherapy) that requires frequent trips to the mainland. -Assistance with ticket costs for persons visit- ing ill Chebeague Resi- d e n t s o r f o r Chebeague residents visiting ill family mem- bers on the mainland. CTC will donate tick- ets to the Council each year. The Council will administer these pro- grams through its Sa- maritan Fund The change is effec- tive January 1, 2017. We are grateful to the Council for agreeing to administer these pro- grams that fit well with their mission to assist members of the community. See the "Notes From the Council" article in this month’s Calendar for more information.

Annual Parking Permits

BUS LEAVES

FERRY LEAVES

FERRY

LEAVES

We will be sending out the 2017 stickers in mid-December. Please remember to affix your sticker to your car in early Jan- uary. We expect many more applica- tions than available spaces for the Cousins Island lot. Those who applied for Cousins but did not receive a permit will be issued a Route One permit. Appropriate refunds will be issued. John Wilkinson, CTC bus driver, is offering personal snow removal services at the Route One Lot. If you would like to have your vehi- cle cleaned off after a storm, John can help! If you are interested, call John at 671-8305 for more information about his services. Snow Removal Services

ROUTE ONE

CHEBEAGUE

COUSINS

7:45 AM

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

9:45 AM

10:00 AM

10:15 AM

11:45 AM

Noon

12:15 PM

4:30 PM

4:45 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:15 PM

6:30 PM

Free Boat Days

DESIGNATED COMMUTER PARKING NOW IN EFFECT AT THE COUSINS ISLAND PARKING LOT

December 3rd and December 10th. Ride the ferry for free and finish your Christmas shopping!

Ferry and Bus Cancellation Notices

When adverse weather conditions force CTC to consider cancelling a ferry and/or bus trip, the company will make every effort to notify our customers as soon as possible. As soon as the decision is made, the information will be posted to the CTC’s website 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 our web- site to receive notification. CTC intends to make the decision as soon as possible and post it at least 60 minutes before the sched- uled trip whenever possible.

Route One parking customers should park on Cousins Island if the bus has been cancelled but the ferry is still running. Vehicles should be returned to Route One as soon as possible. If the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse, CTC may be unable to observe the 60 minute rule when passenger and/or em- ployee safety is a concern. Customers wishing to receive a cancellation update via email or text should register on the cancel- lation page of the CTC website.

Business Office:

(207) 846-5227/846-3700 16 North Road, PO Box 27 Chebeague Island, ME 04017 chebeaguetrans@gmail.com chebeaguetrans.com

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DECEMBER 2016 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR