Hi Gordin, Thanks for the lovely informative reply. It was indeed James Island I was referring to. Glad to hear the goon tried to lay down the (non)law on the wrong person! The landowners' concerns re contamination and fire hazards are valid ones. But they need to be addressed in the same way that similar situations would be for private land adjoining public parks. Landowners wouldn't expect to be allowed annex a buffer zone around their property from public parks. Neither should they expect to turn the public beach into a no-man's land. If they feel that signs aren't doing the trick, they're free to erect fences - on their land, above the higher high tide line. Kayakers and other boaters need to do their part by respecting private land, whether it's fenced or only signposted. It's the law that makes the beach public, and it's the law that makes the higher ground private. Common sense and courtesy by both landowners and "landers" would make it all go much smoother. Re the rock wall on Forest Island. If he had no permit, isn't that unauthorised alteration of the marine environment? Can he be made to dismantle it? Ibve heard of similar things when cottage owners have installed docks and ramps without getting them approved in advance. Cheers, Philip *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 03 2005 - 12:00:34 PST
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