$10 to $20 ramp increase

Rose · 02-28-2009, 08:57 AM

At Ames Farm, the fee covered in and out the same day. So if you were charged $20 and retrieved the boat that same day, you would not be charged an additional $20.

rick35 · 02-28-2009, 10:35 AM

I may be wrong but I thought the fee was for launch only. When I saw the town transfer fee collection to Brown's I thought $10 wasn't enough to make it worth their while. Before that I thought there was no way the town was taking in enough money to pay for the attendant. I think raising the fee to $20 is a good idea as it does help offset costs and I can't imagine it would prevent anyone from launching at the town ramps.

As for the facility fee we've been paying $10 for a two year period. Doubling it to $20 is not going to create a hardship.

Given that the cost of everything else has gone up I think the first increases since 1990 is probably long overdue.

Rick

Slickcraft · 02-28-2009, 11:48 AM

The Town ramp in Alton Bay is still a free public resource.

Skip · 02-28-2009, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick35

I may be wrong but I thought the fee was for launch only. When I saw the town transfer fee collection to Brown's I thought $10 wasn't enough to make it worth their while. Before that I thought there was no way the town was taking in enough money to pay for the attendant. I think raising the fee to $20 is a good idea as it does help offset costs and I can't imagine it would prevent anyone from launching at the town ramps.

As for the facility fee we've been paying $10 for a two year period. Doubling it to $20 is not going to create a hardship.

Given that the cost of everything else has gone up I think the first increases since 1990 is probably long overdue.

Rick

No Rick, you are correct. It is a single fee for launching. Therefore it will be $20 total, not the $40 surmised by FLL.

Also FLL is wrong when he says that the State is no longer sharing the rooms & meals tax. The Governor, in his budget proposal, has suggested the State no longer share the revenue but the Legislature has yet to pass a budget with this caveat contained within. Many Cities & towns are calculating the possible impact and advising their citizens of such during their own respective budget deliberations. However, as of this date nothing has changed.

Whenever FLL says "...so, as I understand it..." it is always a good measure to take the next few sentences delivered with a healthy grain of salt....

Misty Blue · 02-28-2009, 01:51 PM

Some years ago there was a young fellow at the Center Harbor docks with a card table and lawn chair. He was taking the ten bucks from the people launching, helping them out and giving a recipt.

Oddly enough, he was not a town employee, just a kid "working his way" through college!

Yup. There's a sucker born every minute!

Misty Blue

02-28-2009, 10:35 AM	#2
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	Fee increases I may be wrong but I thought the fee was for launch only. When I saw the town transfer fee collection to Brown's I thought $10 wasn't enough to make it worth their while. Before that I thought there was no way the town was taking in enough money to pay for the attendant. I think raising the fee to $20 is a good idea as it does help offset costs and I can't imagine it would prevent anyone from launching at the town ramps. As for the facility fee we've been paying $10 for a two year period. Doubling it to $20 is not going to create a hardship. Given that the cost of everything else has gone up I think the first increases since 1990 is probably long overdue. Rick

02-28-2009, 11:48 AM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,296 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,081 Times in 953 Posts	Alton is still free The Town ramp in Alton Bay is still a free public resource.

02-28-2009, 01:51 PM	#5
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Entrepreneur Some years ago there was a young fellow at the Center Harbor docks with a card table and lawn chair. He was taking the ten bucks from the people launching, helping them out and giving a recipt. Oddly enough, he was not a town employee, just a kid "working his way" through college! Yup. There's a sucker born every minute! Misty Blue

02-28-2009, 08:57 AM	#1
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	At Ames Farm, the fee covered in and out the same day. So if you were charged $20 and retrieved the boat that same day, you would not be charged an additional $20.