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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Tensions Flare, Threats Fly As Islesboro Residents React To Ferry Rate Hike
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:13
	Publish Date:		2018-05-01 16:55:44
	Description:		A new fare structure from the Maine Department of Transportation is being challenged by Islesboro residents, who have been informed that their tickets to the mainland will more than double on May 21. Some disgruntled islanders allegedly responded with threats of retaliation against DOT workers assigned to the state ferry service. That has prompted DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt to make some threats of his own. Every day, a ferry boat known as the Margaret Chase Smith makes nine 15-minute trips between Islesboro and Lincolnville on the mainland. On a recent day, the seas were calm, even if the attitudes among some of the motorists waiting to board the ferry were not. Things have been tense ever since Bernhardt threatened to suspend ferry service after islanders allegedly posted threats over the proposed fare increase. Marilyn Pendleton, 87, makes regular trips for appointments and other errands. She says she expected a fare increase. “I figured it [the rates] would go up, but not that
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