Submitted by SurfCityTom on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 4:58pm.
the swing bridge backs up beyond the Food Lion parking lot hourly when these day trippers come to the Island.
Do they really spend that much to justify the expense they cause the town to incur every week-end?
If you watch them arrive, you will notice, for the most part, they bring what they will need with them in their vehicle resulting in minimal purchases with local business owners.
Do they really frequent the IGA, pizza restaurants, tee shirt shops, or the convenience stores that much?
Might be a good topic for the Town Council to research.
But Jim