The state Department of Transportation today announced that WSDOT assistant secretary, ferries division, David Moseley, will be stepping down as of April 15, 2014. Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued this in response:

“I was disappointed to learn that David was stepping down. When he took over the ferries division in 2008 it was in disarray. He has worked tirelessly to try and address all of the various challenges in our ferry system.”

“Over the last six years, he has turned the division around and finally has it heading in a positive direction. I want to commend Mr. Moseley for his willingness to meet with the Ferry Advisory Committee as well as personally attending hundreds of meetings with ferry riders themselves.”

“I really appreciated how David’s door was always open to requests for information and to policy suggestions from members of the Legislature, which he greeted with a sincere desire to improve the ferry system.”

“I thank him for his service to the citizens of Washington and for a job well done. I wish him only the best in his future endeavors.”