More Thoughts on Rafting...
When people buy lakeshore property that is adjacent to a public park (makes no difference if that park consists of grass or water), they should go into the purchase with the realization that the public is going to want to use their park (gasp!). Some of the public will even play music and make some noise (what a surprise). If you buy a home adjacent to a park with a ball field, you shouldn't complain when the kids hit the ball your way. Nor should you be able to sneak in a petition (because no one knew about it) to close that area of the park from any ball playing.
What all these "no rafting" petitions are doing is preventing the public from using a portion of their own water park.
When people put a dock into a public water park, they should not be surprised when bass anglers fish the public water that their dock is in.
If people do not want any portion of the public to be around them, they should not live right next to a park . . . They should live far out in the country.
Okay . . . I'm off my soapbox now.
DS
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