No. The stickers are not to be sold or given away. The stickers for the dike are for the residents and Homestead property tax payers of Texas City who support all of the City services every day. The fee charged on the dike is for those who are not residents supporting the City services on a regular basis and who are receiving the benefit of the dike. The fee is minimal considering the cost of:
- Boat ramps and piers
- Use of beaches
- Access to calm waters
- Maintenance of the road
- The dike
- Garbage
- Proximity to:
- Great fishing areas
- The bay
- Local services for food, gasoline, etc.
If the city continues to have increases in costs to maintain the dike and provide the service and not enough is offset by the revenue of the fees of our visitors, the free stickers for the residents may be discontinued.