Letter: How many is enough?

You recently reported that the Town of Hilton Head Island is considering the merits of trying to attract a 250-room, 5-star hotel. That prompted a question: “What number of tourists is enough?”

It is now said to be 2.5 million per year. Tourists are great for our economy and bring many amenities that we full-time residents enjoy. But, would bringing in another half million make a big and positive difference? Traffic, among other things, is already a headache. More is not always better.

Bringing a higher class tourist population is a worthwhile goal. Maybe it would make more sense to focus on improving the facilities that are already here rather than adding more.

This story was originally published May 26, 2016 at 2:49 PM with the headline "Letter: How many is enough?."