I'm thinking it is safe to say that none of that fuel tax went to
Hanover county. So how come they are being asked to cough up 3/4 mil
for icw maintenance? Hanover county's revenue, like any other county
in nc, is most likely about 3/4 property tax. The overwhelming
majority of that property tax is from people that do not have a boat
and do not have a home on the icw. So why is it that you think these
taxpayers should be paying to maintain the icw?

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:59:00 GMT, James penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

The rest of the population is getting tired of footing the bill to subsidize
a few. Wy don't you take up a collection from the local boaters and see if
you can put together 3/4 million dollars? Start things off with 5 or 10k of
your own money.


Where did you get the idea that "The rest of the population " (whoever
that is) is "footing the bill to subsidize a few?" It seems that you
have posted without all of the facts!

Commercial shippers already foot the bill, by Federal Fuel Tax, for
the ICW through The Inland Waterways Trust Fund
http://www.americanwaterways.com/ind...xes/index.html

The ICW was built, primarily for the purpose of carrying commercial
traffic, which it can do much more economically than, say 18-wheelers.

Federal Law *requires* that it be kept dredged to a depth of 12 feet
for almost all of its length and, again, Federal Law makes this the
job of the Corps of Engineers.

If you'd like to learn mo
http://www.atlintracoastal.org/

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