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 Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: captain-kilroy]
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02/21/16 01:30 AM
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Bobby Milam
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has anyone used to corp of engineers pass.i have never heard of the pass, but from what I saw on the net nearly everyramp on every lake is covered. Interesting. I've never heard of them either.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 01:34 AM
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captain-kilroy
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30 bucks is really a great deal with all the ramps it shows. I was surprised that the villages on Palestine was listed
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 02:24 AM
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Dbranch3
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I don't mind at all, but when I see a boat ramp like Titus county ramp in sandlin and they charge for it, makes you wonder wtf, looked to me like any other government run operation, suck the life out of it!!
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 11:05 AM
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papamark
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I have gotten the corps pass and its suppose to be good at ANY Corp Of Eng.. lake ramp. But since Grapevine is a Corp of Eng. lake and those ramps at one time maintained by the Corp but are now by the City of Grapevine, they don't work there anymore. For those that are disabled Vets, the Corp Pass is FREE
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: captain-kilroy]
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02/21/16 11:07 AM
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Fooshman
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has anyone used to corp of engineers pass.i have never heard of the pass, but from what I saw on the net nearly everyramp on every lake is covered. We get one every year. Haven't needed it for longer than I recall because the gate is left open with no one manning it. 
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: captain-kilroy]
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02/21/16 11:15 AM
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lamoon78
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has anyone used to corp of engineers pass.i have never heard of the pass, but from what I saw on the net nearly everyramp on every lake is covered. I get one every year for years never a issue as long as its Corp run boat ramps.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 12:11 PM
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Ted Martin
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Lets see, charge a nominal fee to maintain a resource to those who choose to use the resource? Yeah sounds "right" to me. Otherwise we would all be paying extra $ to maintain the 58 national parks regardless of whether or not we actually use them. Different scale of $ but same concept.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Shaun Lowe]
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02/21/16 02:42 PM
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lconn4
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I guess you could do like the guys I saw this morning. I had three boats pull into the entrance on Monticello in front of me . Only one of the three paid. The other two said they didn't think it was necessary. The honor system is dead on most lakes but especially Monti.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 03:21 PM
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921 Phoenix
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I guess I don't mine because it puts someone there to watch over everyones boats, trucks, and other property. I think they can also use the extra money to help with the up keep. The original money only paid for the built not up keep.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 04:17 PM
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joebass2
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I'll gladly pay $25/yr to access two secure ramps on Lewisville.
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: Easy Fisherman]
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02/21/16 10:39 PM
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happycampr
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Annual Corps pass is a great deal except during extreme flood or drought years... glad I didn't get one last year cause I mostly use it at Lavon. Also get State Park pass but its considerably more, think I gave $70 for it. Again, piece of mind that truck and trailer will still be there and not parted out by tweakers for meth money
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: fitter2259]
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02/22/16 01:42 AM
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Rayzor
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Do you think it's right for the government to build boat ramps on many lakes with tax payers dollars and then allow someone to charge you a fee to use it after , you , the taxpayer has paid to have it built and maintained State parks are paid for with tax dollars and charge an entry fee. Do you have the same issue with that? Toll roads? Don't even get me started.....
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Re: Boat Ramps paid for by tax payers yet you are charged
[Re: captain-kilroy]
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02/22/16 02:27 AM
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BrianTx01
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has anyone used to corp of engineers pass.i have never heard of the pass, but from what I saw on the net nearly everyramp on every lake is covered. This is a bad assumption. Lots of corps parks are leased out. Grapevine, Lewisville, etc, are good examples. The one thing that really chaps my rear end is the COE taking over the administration of Texas COE parks from the non-profit that ran them for years because they didn't shut down during the last government shutdown. Now places like Westlake Park on Lewisville that were open year round are now seasonal parks. I do not like people playing politics with boat ramps.
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