By Ike Allen : ptreyeslight – excerpt
The Stinson Beach parking lot may soon become one of the first in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area with parking fees. High operating costs coupled with a dramatic increase in visitation prompted the National Park Service to propose charging visitors $3 an hour to park at Stinson Beach, where they currently park for free.
The daily maximum would be limited to $10, and the fees would take effect in mid to late 2022. The National Park Service is accepting public comment on the proposal until Sept. 26. Comments can be submitted via email to goga_business or phone at (415) 561.4700.
“The National Park Service is committed to ensuring underserved audiences have access to parks and all of the inspiring opportunities they have to offer,” Julian Espinoza, a spokesman for G.G.N.R.A, said in a statement. “We have worked hard to ensure the proposed fees are affordable and in keeping with costs for similar nearby amenities offered by other organizations.”
Yet Jesse Peri, chief of the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District, said his department is concerned about the potential impacts of the proposed fees on street parking in town, and said he hopes the park will give Stinson Beach residents more time to raise their concerns.
“It is too short of a window to allow for adequate public comment,” Chief Peri said.
Walking, biking or taking a bus ride to Stinson Beach is to going to happen. This is patently redlining beach access by keeping lower income people off the beach. Guess what happens next? No double developers are already salivating ready to swoop up property rights. Why else would they cut people off from the beach.
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