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28JULY2014FOGHORNMEMbERNEwSSoutheasternAlaskaseconomyandcommunitywell-beingarebolstereddramaticallybyPVAVesselMemberInter-IslandFerryAuthorityIFAofHollisAK.Thatstheconclu-sionofarecentstudyauthoredbySheinbergAssociates.TheIFAisapublicferrysystemprovidingdailyserviceonathree-hour36-mileroutebetweenPrinceofWalesIslandandthecityofKetchikan.ItisindependentofthelargerAlaskaMarineHighwaysystem.TwovesselstheMVPrinceofWalesandtheMVStikineofferdailyround-tripserviceforbothpassengersandvehicles.Annualridershiptotals52000persons.Ketchikanpopulationabout8000isthesouthernmostcityontheAlaskawww.wheelhousetech.com-978-562-5211WheelHousetransportedourmaintenanceprogramintothedigitalagewitheaseandprecision.ItisnowavitalcomponentinmaintainingStatueCruisesfeet.-TimothyLoesch-PortCaptainintr-ilndFrrysytmentlforsouthtrnalkPanhandleandPrinceofWalesIslandpopulation6000ispartoftheAlexanderArchipelagoisthefourthlargestislandintheUnitedStatesandisslightlybiggerthanthestateofDelaware.Infiscalyear2013thesystemgenerated16dollarsinrevenueforeachdollarofpublicinvestment.TheIFAhasaverycost-effectivefareboxrecoveryrateof77percentthestudystatesthatatypicalpublicferrysystemhasafareboxrecoveryof49percent.Morethan300jobsandmillionsofdollarsinworkforceearningsonPrinceofWalesIslandaredependentontheIFA.Thisisespeciallysig-nicantconsideringtheunemploy-mentratefortheislandexceeded14percentin2013.TouristandvisitorscomingtoPrinceofWalesIslandontheferryspendabout5.8millionontheislandannually.InatypicalyearIFAtransportsthreemillionpoundsofhighvalueseafoodwithanassociatedharvestvalueof15million.ThebusinessmodeltomovethisproductdependsonthedailyreliableaffordableservicetheIFAprovides.TheStateofAlaskareceiveshundredsofthousandsofdollarsintaxrevenuefromthiscargo.Byusingtheferrystudentsseniorcitizensandyoungerchildrenhavesavedacombined14.6millionoverthepriceofyingsince2002.Studentsfrom13Alaskaschooldistrictsmade3700tripsontheIFAin2013.BeingabletoparticipateinhighschoolactivitiesandsportstravelisespeciallyimportantforruralAlaskastudents.Thesystemsavesschooldistrictsmorethan300000peryearintravelcosts.PrinceofWalesresidentswhoridetheferryspendmillionsinthecityofKetchikaneachyear.LastyearIFAridersfromPrinceofWalesIslandspent10millionongoodsandservicesnotcountingthemillionsspentinthehealth