01-19-2010, 08:26 PM
I partially agree w/ this. I remember for a long time the booth was gone and paying was not an issue. 2 winters ago I started noticing it out there. The first time I only went up there twice during the winter and one of the times I payed w/ a check, the other w/ cash. The check didn't get cashed until april. I took that as them saying they weren't charging for winter access since they didn't even bother to empty the box. After that I never payed in the winter until this year. Plus the first day they had someone there this winter I stopped and chatted w/ the guy working the booth. Nice guy btw. He told me, and I quote, "they are trying the fee thing this winter and we'll see how it works." This would suggest to me even their employees were under the impression that they have not charged for access in the past, let alone used the honor system.
As mentioned before I have no problem paying for access year round (especially since I got a season pass), but I think they could at least drive down first thing each morning and stock the restroom w/ TP and maybe shovel out the doorway so you can open/close the door. I also was told the county is supposed to plow out to the house past the boat ramp anyway d/t kids living there that have to go to school. But they still rank behind getting the main roads done.
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As mentioned before I have no problem paying for access year round (especially since I got a season pass), but I think they could at least drive down first thing each morning and stock the restroom w/ TP and maybe shovel out the doorway so you can open/close the door. I also was told the county is supposed to plow out to the house past the boat ramp anyway d/t kids living there that have to go to school. But they still rank behind getting the main roads done.
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