Sandpoint Kills City Beach Fee Plan

A controversial proposal to charge non-residents a fee to park their vehicles at City Beach during the summer sank on a split vote on Wednesday. The City Council voted 4-2 not to put the matter up for a public hearing, effectively killing the proposal. The council deadlocked on whether to table the fee question, but council procedures prevented from Mayor Gretchen Hellar casting a tie-breaking vote on a motion to table. Councilwoman Helen Newton proposed a $1 or $2 parking fee for beach users who do not reside within the city limits as a response to a standing challenge at City Hall to identify new streams of revenue/ Keith Kinnaird , Bonner County Bee. More here .

Question: Did the Sandpoint City Council make the right decision?