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The Town of Hilton Head is thinking about reinstating the parking fee at the parking lot at Coligny Beach.
Parking fees were eliminated at Coligny Beach in 2006. It is estimated that parking fees brought in about $117,000.
Mayor Tom Peeples has proposed using any revenues to expand recycling efforts around beach access points, among other things. The town is trying to figure out how much revenue a parking fee would generate and the cost of adding recycling bins. Changing the policy would require a vote by the Town Council.Town manager Steve Riley said any future parking fees probably would be collected by a centralized meter on an hourly rate, as opposed to the $4 daily charge that used to be collected by an attendant in a booth at the lot. The island’s other beach parks have similar master parking meters now.
