Within the occasion of a state authorities shutdown, ferry service to Maine’s islands might be decreased or closed if the governor’s workplace doesn’t deem them important.
Ted Talbot, spokesperson for the Maine Division of Transportation, mentioned he did not know whether or not ferry service can be affected within the occasion of a shutdown. However throughout the federal government shutdown of 1991, state ferries ran much less ceaselessly to Maine islands.
Vinalhaven Harbor Grasp James Harris mentioned the island’s ferry service is significant to his group and surrounding islands.
