He said the financial boost South Padre Island receives from spring breakers should outweigh minor inconveniences or traffic delays. Sitting across the bar from Pitts was eight-year Island resident Larry Scheumann who agreed something has to change. The door doesn t swing both ways for spring breakers. You promote spring break or deter it, Scheumann said. David said hotels and condominium associations increase rates every year when spring breakers are coming.
Condos are an exorbitant amount.
In addition to area lodgings filled to capacity, spring breakers impact the economy in others ways, including shopping excursions and even ticket fines. I think there is a better way to do this. Pitts suggested creating a deterrent to speeding and drunk driving instead of having prevalent law enforcement. He said ticketing and fining spring breakers is not the solution. It s not a positive thing for the island.