The island is abuzz today with news of potential fees for the Hatteras Inlet ferry, after the fact that the NC legislature is discussing the possibility was presented during the Civic and Business Association meeting last night.
From the conversations I've had with folks about it, there seems to be some disagreement regarding whether charging visitors to ride the ferry will be a problem. Some feel that a moderate charge ($5, no more than $10) would be fine. I personally have had many visitors tell me they would be happy to pay to ride the ferry, and that they fully expected there to be a charge and were quite surprised when they arrived to find there wasn't. Some others on the island feel that charging visitors to ride the Hatteras ferry will reduce the number of people who come to the island. What do you think?
The other part of the potential fee announcement, however, seems to have very few supporters (quite possibly none). There is a proposal to charge residents $100 per month for a commuter pass! Yes, you read that right! That would be $1,200 per year. That, in just about everyone's opinion, is beyond ridiculous.
There's an article in the Island Free Press about it, which you can read here, and an editorial in the Star News Online, here.
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2 comments:
I think that charging for the ferry quite possibly may reduce riders but probably not that much, and once people got used to the idea, I doubt if it would make much difference.
I would hate to see the charge, but realistically thinking, it's more than worth it and with the situation the state is in, they may have no other choice. We have a great ferry system here in NC.
I think Ocracoke will suffer if they charge for the ferry. People will not pay $20.00 round trip to go to Ocracoke and I worry about the local economy if this happens. I am retired and live on Ocracoke and also think it sure will be a lot quieter if this happens in the summer
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