tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post3702375520316320619..comments2024-03-29T09:57:26.370-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Priority PassesPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-22207347284304938592010-04-19T08:48:23.621-04:002010-04-19T08:48:23.621-04:00Here's the scoop from the notice at the post o...Here's the scoop from the notice at the post office:<br /><br />Priority passes will be distributed on Tuesday, April 20 for those whose last names begin with A-K, and on Wednesday, April 21 for those whose last names begin with L-Z.<br /><br />To qualify for a priority pass you must bring a valid driver's license and a vehicle registration card with an Ocracoke address. You must also provide proof of an Ocracoke Post Office Box (e.g. a utility bill). Up to four stickers may be issued for every PO Box. <br /><br />Stickers are distributed at the Ocracoke Community Center from 8 am to 5 pm. Officials request that you remove your old sticker.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-48334505584232252322010-04-19T08:37:15.458-04:002010-04-19T08:37:15.458-04:00The Hatteras ferry is free of charge for everyone ...The Hatteras ferry is free of charge for everyone - residents and tourists alike. The Priority Pass is merely a courtesy for island residents, so they can go to the head of the line when there are hundreds of tourists lined up to make the crossing.<br /><br />There is no additional surcharge on the islanders' tax bill. Everyone in the state pays for the state-wide ferry system. (And the last I heard, the ferry system was losing about 14 million a year. Of course that was just a rumor.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755628364871122881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-3310200568329063072010-04-19T08:28:27.754-04:002010-04-19T08:28:27.754-04:00Wow that is nice. If you use the ferry frequently ...Wow that is nice. If you use the ferry frequently it is free of charge ---all residents of OI have free passage on the Hatteras ferry. Is that true-- do i understand this correctly?? Is there not a surcharge on your property taxes to defray this expense to the county/State of North Carolina. I only ask in this economy with so many services being cut due to lack of funds the burden of a cost should be democratically shared don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-59491923836942974852010-04-18T05:44:18.859-04:002010-04-18T05:44:18.859-04:00What are the hours at the community center? Thanks...What are the hours at the community center? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-71372487845897028522010-04-17T15:43:16.132-04:002010-04-17T15:43:16.132-04:00Phillip,
Do you know when they are going to i...Phillip,<br /> Do you know when they are going to issue the new re-entry passes??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450805772208801594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-4773009226903392572010-04-17T14:10:28.112-04:002010-04-17T14:10:28.112-04:00The Priority Pass is not the same as the Commuter ...The Priority Pass is not the same as the Commuter Sticker.<br /><br />The former is for residents of the island and is used on the Hatteras ferries. It is free of charge.<br /><br />The latter is used on the Swan Quarter and Cedar Island ferries, and anyone can buy one.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755628364871122881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-37530429914360881622010-04-17T12:14:49.945-04:002010-04-17T12:14:49.945-04:00Be sure to read tomorrow's blog. I'll addr...Be sure to read tomorrow's blog. I'll address the priority passes, and explain how they work in more detail.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-44712446911266705032010-04-17T09:58:29.864-04:002010-04-17T09:58:29.864-04:00If you travel back and forth more than twice a wee...If you travel back and forth more than twice a week a Priority Pass is what you seek<br /><br />Issued on an as-needed basis, hmm what constitutes as as-needed basis ? the PDF file from the NCDT only mentions rates for a commuter sticker at $150 for a vehicle 20ft in length How does one document this fact that one travels more than twice a week from the island? If One no longer does so, does one turn in the pass? why is it called priority ? Does it equate a privilege to bumping a passenger without a priority pass? if that person does not have a priority pass they have to wait for the next run if capacity of the ferry has been met?? WOW this is eye opening there is a pecking order. I feel so much better now oh are the passes non transferable- do they require the use of a picture ID??????? Hmm- How about a picture of the happy owners of new Priority passes in a posting next weekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com