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The Sanibel bridge situation is an even bigger steal. The toll is $3
for a relatively modest bridge and the excess revenue has been going
into the Sanibel town budget for years. Now it's going to cost $50
million plus to replace the bridge and there will be no excess revenue
for awhile. Guess who is ticked off? They've been deferring serious
maintenance for years on the old bridge in order to maximize the
excess cash flow and now everyones screaming when it's time to pay up.

The bridge spun off $19,000,000 in surplus between 1997-2003, with Lee
County getting most of it.
See http://lee-county.com/publicworks/pd...%20Revenue.pdf
I'm completely sure the county will find a way to get the tourists to pay
for it, perhaps another tax on rental cars would work.