Agree, fees aren't the answer. Any time an effort is taken to improve anything compensation is wanted or people see it as a way to raise funds for something. People who are working in the office to have this task 'most likely' are already there so the salary is paid anyway. A fee should be so minute to cover materials it would be small.
I didn't know the name and address was on the bob houses already. It doesn't do any good now when they're gone though. A simple organized list of who is on the lake could make people accountable for their own personal landfill. A sticker, or better a flag, would let others know from a glance if they registered or not. 'What if' the towns or F&G took the responsibility and use a flag that was numbered and mounted to the top of the house. It would be addressable to an owner via the reg number and could be reused every year. Hear me out...pay a fee to register and get a flag, then when you return it by a set date you get your fee back unless you damaged the flag. This could be an option for locals while out of town visitors get a different color flag and do not get their fee back. Each flag number could correspond to a lot location on the ice so it's known who is where. Also for visitors or parties, just tell them I'm in bob house #1 in Meredith Bay or what ever.
I can only suggest an idea and hope it might spark a solution from others to help out a sport being embarrassed by a few.
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Originally Posted by MAXUM
So once again we have another recreational activity that turns into a pay to play scenario. Bad idea.
First, every single bob house is required to have posted the name and address of the owner. So how would a registration number afixed to a bob house make the responsible party any easier to track down once the house is gone? It doesn't.
Second what do you think the state is going to do with that money? It'll go into the general fund and be spent on anything the nitwits in Concord want to do.
Third, why is it every time there is a problem the first thing that comes to mind is slap some sort of fee or registration on it? Since when has that EVER solved anything? All it does is make enjoying things such as ice fishing more expensive and what makes you think the folks that are out there ice fishing can afford it or would be willing to pay... or is that the overall game plan. Afterall, having to look at all those ice houses out on the lake are an eye sore to the beautiful people. What's next, no bob-house zones?
If I sound a bit trite well I am cause I'm sick to death of fees especially when I see money being collected yet not being spent in support of the betterment of said activity.
Seeing trash left like that gets me just as mad as everyone else, but charging fees for bob houses is a ridiculous idea. Just like it is for canoes and kayaks.
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