As the manager of the Pelican Beach, you have to support one of the two suggestions for improving the congested, overused and damaged state of Pelican Beach that has resulted from recent increases in beach use. One suggestion is to reduce the number of open beach areas and force users to book their area of the beach in advance. The other suggestion is to increase the number beaches open to the public and charge admission for the use of the beach. You must make your decision based on two factors:
- Encouraging more people to the beach area.
- Preserving the natural state of the beach for public enjoyment.
By restricting beach usage to a smaller area, damage would be confined to a smaller area of the beach, and it would be easier to enforce existing rules. The reservation system would eliminate overcrowding in the beach areas. But, by confining users to certain areas, beach users do not get to use the full Pelican Beach area.
By increasing the number of beach areas open to the public, more people would be able to surf, suntan and use the beach. Areas of damage would be less concentrated and easier to repair.
The admissions charge would fund much-needed repairs. However, the fee would probably reduce the number of people going to Pelican Beach and the larger area of beach would make it more difficult to enforce rules.