No Bus, Van or Trolley

Thank you councilors Brechnitz, Folley and Rola for voting against the tourist transport. 
Marco Island councilors Irwin, Blonna, Grifoni and Palumbo, unfortunately, approved a three-month tourist transport study that will be funded by Marco residents who have repeatedly expressed their vast objections. 
Here are a few: 
I’m borrowing some thoughtful comments by Jill Kiley, who is running for city council and absolutely has my vote! 
Marco does not have turn-off lanes. While running errands (SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES), residents will be perpetually stuck behind tourist transports as they are loading and unloading. 
If transports are using parking lots, parking spaces are blocked 
The residents and guests will not use the tourist transport. The freedom of using personal vehicles outweighs the inconvenient loading of shopping bags onto a scheduled transport. 
By what criteria and by whom is the ‘success’ of the transport study determined? 
Marco residents should not suffer by artificially supporting a failing business model with an influx of tourists. 
We have tourists. Why import more? More traffic and restaurant crowding is an added sting to Marco residents. 
Uber and Lyft will take anyone and their beach supplies anywhere, anytime. 
Codes and maintenance items are not politically flashy, but Marco residents appreciate our city being run with common sense. Focus on a tourist transport while we have bridge issues, water quality issues and 18-year protruding sewer caps, is a major misstep in priorities. 
Marcoites, there will be more meetings on this issue in September.