Dilemma over boats anchoring off our beach

[Outlaw]

I apologize for the length of this.

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Reasonable isn't roping off the water. Asking for help is.
The lake is a resource for ALL to enjoy not just the select few who buy up the land then rope off the water so none can come near them.
The lake has over 10,000 boats on it and the numbers are growing each year. We all have a right to use the lake.

The lake is a resource for ALL to enjoy - but not someone’s Private Property and more so when there are Conservation Easements involved

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

I wouldn't have said anything, but to go around the island roping off all the sandy area's well I just disagree with that and still believe it to be a selfish act.

Roping off designated swim areas is perfectly within the landowner’s rights per MP to protect the safety of the people using them. To keep boats, jet skis, people fishing and the likes out of a designated area. Can you imagine a young child swimming off their own beach and coming out of the water with a fishing lure in their leg, or stepping on a serrated steak knife that was accidentally dropped in the water by a boater (this is a fact because I have first hand knowledge of this happening), not to mention the other hazards boats and skis can cause a human. Roping off a swimming area is to help teach the swimmers and others out enjoying the lake that this is a safe protected area and not to penetrate it. Without some type of demarcation, we as humans would not be able to communicate to each other as it can not always be verbal.

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

These areas’s are not even near the owner’s home so they cannot complain about boats in their front yard.

Regardless where the sandy areas along any shore line are, whether it be main land or island, they do not have to be 'near' the home to be a potential concern for the home/land owner. The owners still have the right to protect their home, their families, their land, and in this case their obligation to the conservation trust.



Think of it this way - The road by your house became a popular party hang out spot (had one of these when I was a teenager) weekend after weekend, I and about 15 of my closest friends all parked our cars, trucks, motorcycles, atv's... along the side of the road by your house, played our music, BBQ'd our food, talked and laughed a lot and used some big ole' tree on what is technically your property as a port-a-potty for ourselves and our dogs - even though we are standing and walking on public property (town or state owned road) but our vehicle tires (sorta like an anchor) were on your property, we have every right to enjoy ourselves in the road, but my guess is that you would not be very happy with me and my crowd just outside your property regardless how far away from the road your house was. Would you not want to come to some sort of compromise with me and my friends or if we continued to instigate and aggravate you, you would probably want to call the local PD and have them take care of the issue.......