Adult Only Beach Area

[Lady's Human]

Hmmm, seems to me that the taxes paid to support the beach are from everyone.

Are those under 21 having their taxes reduced by an appropriate amount to cover the fact that that part of the beach is no longer open to them? How about a tax reduction for parents of kids who can no longer use that part of the beach?

A public use area is just that.......a public use area.

[wombat2u2004]

Hmmmmmm.....so if some 20 year old kid just returns from Iraq, he's not old enough to go into the adult section of the beach ????
Wom

[moosmom]

While I am 100% in favor of an adult beach, I just know there are going to be members on here with kids, who have a totally different opinion on this one.

I ain't saying no more.

[dukedogsmom]

I think it's a wonderful idea! These days, there are hardly any places that aren't adult only and some should be. I've even seen young kids in bars. Now I'm just speaking in general here. There are people that don't watch their young ones and let them roam all over/be loud in places such as coffee shops, restaurants, etc. When parents have great kids, I'm the first one to compliment them on the manners. Because it is such a rarity. The point I'm getting at is when you're out somewhere to relax, a screaming, wild child is not what you're wanting to hear.

[wombat2u2004]

Yeah....I can see both sides of the coin to, but I think 21 years of age as a cut off point is a bit high....I mean....are say 16 year olds and upwards really noisy etc etc ????
Wom

[Lady's Human]

School taxes provide a service which is in the general public interest.

I wouldn't have a problem with a separate beach area if it were paid for by a separate fee.

(And yes, I also have issues with publicly funded stadiums for pro sports teams. If my taxes are supporting the stadium, where's my seat?)

[Pembroke_Corgi]

School taxes provide a service which is in the general public interest.

I wouldn't have a problem with a separate beach area if it were paid for by a separate fee.

(And yes, I also have issues with publicly funded stadiums for pro sports teams. If my taxes are supporting the stadium, where's my seat?)

Last time I checked, the majority of Americans were opposed to the Iraq war. That little enterprise has cost billions upon billions of dollars, so most likely more of everyone's tax dollars go towards buying bombs then funding a small area of a public beach.

I think it would actually be a great idea if you could choose what you taxes went towards. I would probably pay double what I pay now for taxes if it could be used towards good schools and public programs, and health care. But instead, my money goes towards destruction.

[caseysmom]

I have kids..well not really kids anymore but I see no problem with it...there are times that adults want to be with adults...I see no problem with that.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hmmm, seems to me that the taxes paid to support the beach are from everyone.

Are those under 21 having their taxes reduced by an appropriate amount
to cover the fact that that part of the beach is no longer open to them?

Two Sides to most coins ...

What about the Kiddie Swings in the MUNICIPAL Park that are too small for me to use?

And a BIG one --- I got no KIDS --- WHY do I have to pay School Taxes?

As long as no particular age group gets ALL the goodies ...
a reasonably fair distribution of the benefits and perks seems equitable.

And one might ask ... just how many of the Under-21 Crowd are actually paying Beach Taxes?


/s/ Phred

[wombat2u2004]

What about the Kiddie Swings in the MUNICIPAL Park that are too small for me to use?
/s/ Phred

Yeah....but you get to ride around on a fire truck !!!!!
Wom

[Cinder & Smoke]

Yeah ... but you get to ride around on a fire truck !!!!!
Wom

Tooo-Shay!!

Phunnie, but we've had TAXpayers b!tch about wanting to ride on "THEIR Fire Truck"!

(Best part is I get to blow da Sireen and run wiffa RED Lites on! PHUNN!)

[wombat2u2004]

OMG C&S.....you want your own beach and eat your fire truck to ?????
UNFAIR !!!!!!!
Wom

[Lady's Human]

But you DO have a voice in what your municipal taxes go toward!

I have yet to vote against a school budget increase. (oops, one exception. I DID vote against a new school in the town we used to live in.......mainly because the town had JUST finished renovating the school that the new school has replaced. I have something against a town paying $40 million to renovate a school to have the school board ask for another increase 6 months later to tear the whole thing down and build new)

I also wouldn't have an issue with something like this is it was voted on by the general public in an election.

A tad off topic, but.......

If you don't like what your rep in DC is doing, vote them out of office! People can't be too upset with what's going on in DC because last time I checked the re-election rate was still north of 80%

[dukedogsmom]

But you DO have a voice in what your municipal taxes go toward!

I have yet to vote against a school budget increase. (oops, one exception. I DID vote against a new school in the town we used to live in.......mainly because the town had JUST finished renovating the school that the new school has replaced. I have something against a town paying $40 million to renovate a school to have the school board ask for another increase 6 months later to tear the whole thing down and build new)

I also wouldn't have an issue with something like this is it was voted on by the general public in an election.

Why should that have to be voted on when the regular parks, etc, aren't voted on? Why should this case be different?

[Lady's Human]

Becuase it affects everyone who uses the beach, and closes off an area of the beach to some who may be paying for the beach.