New Signage For Launch Fees

I got excited during my noon Walk Along the Waterfront when I saw this signage at the Third Street launch, telling boaters that they owed $5 (Idaho residents) or $10 (out-of-state residents) to launch their crafts for the day. I recall the successful legal battle by Wally Wright, then owner of the Scenic Bay Marina and later an Idaho legislator, against a $10 sticker fee proposed by Kootenai County to launch boats onto Idaho waterways. Later, the late Coeur d’Alene Mayor for Life Ray Stone almost triggered a border war with Spokane residents during a discussion about boater fees when he said, and I paraphrase, let those suckers from Spokane pay their own way. I thought that Coeur d’Alene had quietly instituted a new disparate boater fee for the 3rd Street launch but was assured by a city official via Recreation Director Steve Anthony that the launch fee for Idaho residents was instituted decades ago, while the higher fee for out-of-state boaters came to pass about 5 years ago. Now, however, the city has placed signs that show the different fees. Seems the honor system that has been in place since Diamond Parking removed its ticket booth didn’t go so well.

Question: Do you pay fees to launch your boats?