Quinte Fishing

This what I got for supporting local economy for over 30 years.

Gas ,lodging , food , bait stores ets

After driving 3 hours on Monday morning a $35 ticket on Huffs road feels like an insult.

I would have parked on main shoulder but was worried about snow removal since there was
some snow coming down.

Our Honda SUV didn't obstruct entrance to the water. I was not aware that the $5 parking lot was
functional since no cars were there.

Thank you very much Napanee administration for promoting tourism and being gratefull for
those who feed your cities budget!!!

Just a few questions...

How is the municipality to know that you have been visiting for 30 years?

Are there not parking restriction signs at that location?

Is it the fault of the municipality that you were unaware of the pay parking? Also, is it not reasonably foreseeable by you that parking may be restricted there and alternative provisions should be sought to avoid tickets? It's pretty clear from a search of this site that parking there in a non-pay spot is risky and that pay parking is available.

What do you hope to accomplish by speaking to the municipality through this message board? I would doubt they even read it. If you think your economic support argument is sound, or that there is improper signage, fight the ticket and present that evidence in court.

As there are private residences on that road, I would guess that the municipality has to expend some $$ to maintain, plow, clean, insure and patrol that road and that during the ice fishing season they have to deal with multiple complaints from local residents and other road users (see fishermen) that are blocked in by inconsiderate parkers. How are they to recoup that expense other than through parking fines when non-resident users are causing the issues?

I get it. Getting a ticket sucks and I'm not trying to be a d i c k but I think your anger is misdirected. I'm happy to hear that some enterprising land owner in the area has offered some pay parking as they suffer the most inconvenience from pubic access there and they should be able to make some $ to offset that inconvenience. That's what capitalism and private property rights should allow them to do. It seems to me that the alternative is for those land owners to fight the public access due to the inconvenience and I think we can all agree that restricting public access there would suck.

So, pay your fine, chalk this up to a learning experience and continue to help the local economy by paying the $5 per day to park on site. In some way you can take solace in the fact that by doing so you are helping to keep that access point open for public use. Besides, if that was your first ticket in 30 years of access, I think you should feel lucky... and privileged for 30 years of free access.

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