LETTER: Free caravan parks

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A Newsport reader has given his thoughts about RV camping and the effects on ratepayers.

Dear Editor,

My advice is be very wary of any party wanting land , free water and free dump points that the short falls will be paid for by ratepayers. Being a caravan owner and retired travel agent I have been involved with in-depth talks with vested interest groups on many occasions and in the end it becomes a hard nosed business decision on how far you go with ratepayers funded projects.

It turned out a proven point after investigation that most use the sites for a free stopover with few spending any funds in the shires providing these facilities. Any destination that has points of interest will sell itself earning incomes to existing caravan parks and other localised businesses.

Key is to promote the locality as a viable visitor destination, not see what you can give for free with no business case to back it up except a word of mouth statement from a vested interest group, as per the Old adage, there is no such thing as a free lunch, someone pays as history shows. Tread your own path carefully,

Thank you!

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