Thoughts From Other Concerned Boaters...
When you buy lakefront property in a cove or secluded area you have bought
the land not the water in front of your property. Somehow this message has
to be gotten across to these people.
As long as boaters obey the laws of the lake (150' from shore etc.) then we
should be allowed to use the lake (all of the lake) freely. Over the dead of
winter a No Rafting Zone was quietly petitioned and passed for Advent Cove
as well. If boaters continue to allow the land owners to dictate where we
can and cannot anchor together in a group to enjoy the lake in each other's
company then pretty soon we are all going to be rafting only in the broads!
I personally feel that these "No Rafting" petitions are as threatening to us
as the speed limit issue.
I think this is a perfect opportunity for boaters (in general) and NHRBA
(specificly) to show that we are not going to just sit back and let our
rights to use the lake as we choose be taken away from us.
If there was a huge turnout for this meeting on Friday the 31st and the
petition was defeated, it would bolster the credibility of our organization
tremendously and maybe even send a message to the "speed Limit" people.
I would be happy to attend the meeting, but we need more than just a couple
of people there, we need a strong showing and hopefully some good press
coverage!
DG
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