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jrc · 07-25-2006, 10:02 PM

Airwaves, do you work in DC

Boater's get a refund on gasoline taxes, because that tax is a road tax. You want to add an MP tax on gasoline and pretend you didn't because it's happens to be the same rate as the road tax. If you set the rate a little lower than the road tax, you could claim that it was a tax cut.

In general, I like the feel of the lake as DaveR puts it. Weekends in the area between the Weirs channel and Eagle Island can be crazy. And I'm sure there are other intermitent hot spots. But the bulk of the lake is a paradise. I could boat on the cape, Boston harbor, Glouster, Moosehead, Sebago, Squam or even Champlain. I chose Winnipesaukee because it has everything.

The only issue I had with the MP was their show of force at the sandbar. The MP should patrol the lake. If they see infractions or just un-safe activities, they should address them. They should give advice, warnings or tickets using their best judgement or some reasonable guidelines. Tying up 10 officers for hours to give out parking tickets (no rafting) on a busy afternoon seemed misguided.

Now I guess if we had a huge amount of MP officers, they could patrol every nook and cranny, still have enough staff to blanket the sandbar. I don't think we need that.

07-25-2006, 10:02 PM	#17
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Airwaves, do you work in DC Boater's get a refund on gasoline taxes, because that tax is a road tax. You want to add an MP tax on gasoline and pretend you didn't because it's happens to be the same rate as the road tax. If you set the rate a little lower than the road tax, you could claim that it was a tax cut. In general, I like the feel of the lake as DaveR puts it. Weekends in the area between the Weirs channel and Eagle Island can be crazy. And I'm sure there are other intermitent hot spots. But the bulk of the lake is a paradise. I could boat on the cape, Boston harbor, Glouster, Moosehead, Sebago, Squam or even Champlain. I chose Winnipesaukee because it has everything. The only issue I had with the MP was their show of force at the sandbar. The MP should patrol the lake. If they see infractions or just un-safe activities, they should address them. They should give advice, warnings or tickets using their best judgement or some reasonable guidelines. Tying up 10 officers for hours to give out parking tickets (no rafting) on a busy afternoon seemed misguided. Now I guess if we had a huge amount of MP officers, they could patrol every nook and cranny, still have enough staff to blanket the sandbar. I don't think we need that.