Plans for a third vehicle ferry service on the Isle of Wight seem to have vanished.
The idea of a new community ferry service operating on the Island was first made public in October last year.
‘In principle’ support sought
The Isle of Wight Council was asked to back ‘in principle’ the proposed route and was originally set to find out more and debate the issue at a cabinet meeting in November.
Since then, however, the item has been pushed back further and further until it now no longer appears on the latest version of the authority’s forward plan, which was published yesterday (Wednesday, 2nd March).
The council’s Website does suggest the item will come back before the authority in June.
A letter of support
Speaking about the community ferry service, an Isle of Wight Council spokesperson said previous discussions with the project promoters had not yet reached a position where a formal position by the council was being sought.
The council was being asked to consider providing a letter of support to the Island-based consortium proposing the development of the service.
No public consultation yet
Back in October, it was said the consortium would be consulting the public and key agencies about the principle of the proposal.
A public consultation has not yet been announced.
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