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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
Chicken or Egg?
Do the towns spend taxpayer dollars on town docks for:
A) The town residents who own a boat on this lake.
B) All users of the lake.
C) To encourage people to come spend money at the town businesses who pay taxes and hire taxpayers.
I have always thought the financial motivation was C.
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I can't see how the public dock at Cattle Landing brings in one dime to Meredith Businesses.
I think you can look at the public docks the same way as you look at public roads. Meredith Neck Road provides access to homes on Meredith Neck. The dock at Cattle Landing provides access to to the lake and the islands. It's all about access.
If the town can use tax money to construct, pave, maintain and plow roads that provide access to private homes then the town should also provide docks for islanders.