if the intent was to be fair than the answer is a user fee. which by all accounts exists but is not implemented. id be willing to pay to park at 10 dollars a day. thats a reasonable fee. the lake has a federal deed to be accessable to the public unbiased. the point that lee makes to me is the strongest and most valid one. there are 6000 boats moored or docked on the lake. the developement rate is such that the number will increase unabated. the access points to the public remain in a locked position as far as the numbers. the 200 boats that park and launch are not the problem. by numbers alone they are dwarfed by the resident boats. this 50 fee will eventually be a lottery to locals who are willing to ante up. the end result will be a semi private lake. thats not unbiased access. when i attended the state BASS meetings in the 90s we were briefed on a national trend that was taking root. that trend was the political clout of lake associations. what was being warned against was that they would be in a fight to restrict public access to their lakes. the fight is on.