Highroller: I think you may be missing the point here. In my opinion, the boaters are only about 20% of the problem of rowdy behavior and underaged
drinking and nudity in our channel. the real problem are the people who walk
in and then mingle on the beach. and remember, this is only a "problem"
3 weekends out of the year.
For those that think closing the channel to boaters will solve a problem, take
a look at what happened the last time they tried it!
http://www.***boat.com/forums/showth...=trash+channel
Do I need to say anymore? As you can see, the problem worsened. Would
you rather see a $75,000 boat sitting there or the guy in the chair?
Nice crowd. The boaters are not the biggest part of the problem. It's the
people that walk down there. Do you really think Mr. Mayor that your family
would go have a picnic next to the crowd in these photos? I think not.
Hallett: Bob--we too don't like what happens on the 3 big weekends every year in our channel but kicking the people out that probably make up 20% of the problem won't help anyone. The mayor quotes "underaged drinkers" as a
big problem in the channel. Start arresting them. When was the last time that you saw an underaged kid driving a boat while he was drunk in the channel? The underaged kids fighting and causing problems in the channel
were the people that walked down there in most cases. I'm there every weekend and I see what goes on as well as anyone.
I am all for improving our channel cleanliness and keeping order but why can't we get enough trash cans put out there, why does the pd have to run from
one end of the place to the other when there is a problem? with all the tax
revenue in this town, we seem so short handed. if the pd needs help keeping an eye on the situation, why not look for resident volunteers armed with small police radios who sit in street attire ready to call the pd if there is a situation brewing. that would lessen the strain on the pd who is already spread thin and there would be no shortage of retired men looking to cruise the channel without the old lady nagging at him while he drools at the scenery, then if they're worried about
nudity, why not make it a $1,000 fine if you get caught flashing and a $500
reward to anyone producing a digital photo to the police showing the flashing? the city would make money, the flashing would be completely
eliminated after word got out and every boater in the channel would be armed with a camera looking for a $500 handout.
These seem like fairly simple solutions to a problem that manifests itself 3
weekends a year. Someone should clue someone in, this isn't Tahoe and
it certainly isn't Sedona. Boaters and their FAMILIES got chased out of
So Cal 30 years ago and we had to drive to the river. Now these blue haired
folks want to take this place over too.
To the mayor and city council: if you're going to make a change. make it a
good one that will really work. otherwise sit back and enjoy the ride. most
of us love it here!
Keith Sayre