Liveaboards are not a problem to be solved. We are neighbors. If you are on your boat 10 days a month or more…this directly affects you as well. You are now a live aboard!!   
We are working families, retirees, veterans, and long-time residents who have chosen a quiet, responsible lifestyle on the water. We live where others recreate. Because of that, we are often the first line of stewardship—watching tides, monitoring conditions, noticing pollution, leaks, or unsafe behavior long before anyone else does. The water is not abstract to us. It is our front yard.   
In 2023, League City was asked to address two serious and specific issues:   
A family occupying a boat without permission, refusing to pay, effectively squatting.
A liveaboard vessel illegally discharging sewage into the marina, directly polluting shared waterways.     
These were not lifestyle concerns. They were clear violations of existing rules and environmental standards. Yet despite being reported, the city took no meaningful action.   
Now, instead of enforcing laws already on the books, the city is proposing an ordinance that broadly restricts or eliminates liveaboards altogether—penalizing responsible residents who have followed the rules, invested in proper systems, and actively protected the marina environment.   
This approach misses the mark.   
Blanket ordinances do not stop pollution—enforcement does. Collective punishment does not create compliance—accountability does.   
Responsible liveaboards already exceed environmental expectations. Many of us invest significant resources into proper pump-out usage, electrical safety, vessel maintenance, and marina compliance. We follow the rules not because we must, but because failure impacts our homes immediately. Ironically, those who live on the water full-time often demonstrate more environmental care than short-term or weekend users who face little oversight.   
Eliminating liveaboards will not solve the problems the city failed to address in 2023. It will simply remove an invested, vigilant community—one that consistently reports issues, protects infrastructure, and cares deeply about the health of the marina.   
League City deserves better solutions.   
We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for fair, targeted, and reasonable regulation that:   
Enforces existing laws against pollution and trespass
Holds actual violators accountable
Preserves a peaceful, environmentally conscious way of life
Encourages cooperation between residents, marinas, and the city     
This is about balance. This is about stewardship. This is about choosing thoughtful governance over reactive policy.   
League City has an opportunity to lead with fairness, protect its waterways through enforcement—not exclusion—and preserve the peace and diversity that make this community strong.   
We respectfully urge the city to pause, listen, and work with residents to revise this ordinance before irreversible harm is done.   
Please stand with us. Protect our waterways by protecting fairness.