that is no different than seabrook does with pine gulley park. Or 99% of other municipalities for services to non-residents. Texas City spends a bunch of money to keep the dike less trashed up than it would be without them providing service to all the folks that roll straight through town not spending a dime to go throw sandwich wrappers and poo'ed up baby diapers on the rocks for them to try and keep up with. I have zero issue with people paying for a service that they are using through a fee.
After IKE flattened everything on the Dike, the city/county, did everything they could to fix and replace piers and tore up ramps. Cleaned the beaches, a new First Ladies Pavilion was built , fixed and widen the road, built more beach area, lighting,cleaning stations added, the concrete seating areas,warning signs about ship traffic involving water currents/swimming areas, trash cans installed and regular cleanup. Back then the Mayor told us it would cost $250k a year to keep the 5 1/4 mile stretch clean.I'Mm sure that figure has gone up since then. That's when entry fees began and collected, but only $5.00 a car. For the last few years the fee has gone to $10.00 the last time I was out there. If there has been a change in entry fees, please chime in. Stay safe, dispose of your trash in the blue barrels, watch your children, and go catch some fish.