Initial state House budget documents do not show plan to increase or add ferry tolls

Initial state House budget documents do not show plan to increase or add ferry tolls

From SamWalkerOBXNews.comParts of the North Carolina House of Representatives’ budget proposal for state government were rolled out on Thursday, and early indications are it may not include adding tolls to the state’s free ferry routes or increasing current fares.The state Senate has already approved a spending plan that doubles the rates on the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Cedar Island routes and Ocracoke Express passenger ferry, while adding toll…