It will be a sad day for boaters when a trip to Block Island means
shoveling out an additional $4 per foot ($120 for a 30' boat) for a
day trip.
Forget the other money spent on gas, restaurants and shopping on the
Island.
Will there still be day trippers?
Do the "Islanders" care?
I don't think so.
They forgot how they got to the Island, from the mainland yet all that
resentment. "Us vs. Them".
It will be a shame to lose this great location for recreational boating
because if I have to pay to stay or stop at Old Harbor means I will not
be going there as often.
I bet the "Islanders" are happy about that as they do not want as
many people there, if any "mainlanders".

They say they need to do this in the name of SAFTY. Please provide
facts to these concerns and clarify the difference between inner and
outer basin.
I have no problems bringing my family to the outer basin but the inner
is a different story.