Visitors using the once-free boat ramps on Lake LBJ at Sunrise Beach Village parks now have to pay. The city recently passed Ordinance 407 , which requires non-residents to purchase daily or annual passes to use the ramps at:

McNair Park, 213 Park Road;

GSLE Park, 335 Park Lane;

or Lakeshore Park, 501 Park Terrace.

Sunrise Beach Village residents and property owners are eligible for two free launch passes per household per year. Each additional pass is $200.

The new rule is to fairly spread the cost of ramp maintenance, according to Mayor Rob Hardy.

“We absolutely do not want to deter folks from coming into Sunrise Beach, to launch their boats or for any other reason,” Hardy told DailyTrib.com. “At the same time, boat ramp usage is not maintenance-free, and it did not seem fair to

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