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Longboat Key Letters – July 2011
Dogs should be allowed on beach
To: Town Commission
My family and I and our dog spend the month of February on Longboat Key every year. It has always been very difficult to find a place to exercise her because dogs are not allowed on the beach. Longboat Key is the only place we travel to that has this prohibition. We would greatly appreciate it if you would change this rule. In Chicago we have designated dog beaches and dog parks. Thank you for your consideration.
Walter & Carole Crowley
Separate dog beach
To: Town Manager Bruce St. Denis
According to a report in the July 21, 2011, issue of the Longboat Observer, you will be requested to place the problem of possible dog access on Longboat Key beaches on an upcoming workshop agenda in the fall. Vice Mayor Brenner would like to hear from residents who have an opinion on the subject.
The purpose of this letter is to express that opinion. Both my husband and I, who love dogs, feel that it would make no sense to permit them unlimited access to our beaches. This is because there is no practical way, especially after hours, to police and cleanup from these animals. You would also need lighting to monitor the animals after dusk, which likely would conflict with the requirements for turtles. The cleanup of droppings and the cost of monitoring the huge beach area on Longboat Key makes no sense at all! Even charging for licenses to permit dog access could never cover the costs of the manpower necessary to ensure compliance.
One possible idea would be to set aside a small beach area for dogs on Longboat Key remote to where residents generally reside, and charge a licensing fee for the cleanup costs. We have resided on Longboat Key for almost 30 years and love strolling on our beach as the sun sets, observing the sea life near shore. We do not wish to see animals such as dogs or cats sharing our public beach with us even forgetting the mess they cause.
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This afternoon I spent a few hours on the beach, catching up with college roommates, soaking up the sun, wading in the cold, Maine ocean, and sipping cocktails on the porch of the Black Point Inn.
My roommate was in town for the weekend, staying with other college friends and when she told me they were at the beach by Black Point Inn, I couldn’t resist meeting them. I worked at the Black Point Inn for 3 summers in college. It has been the one and only job that I ever really, really loved. The only job that I looked forward to going to, every single day. I made amazing friends, gained invaluable work experience and met individuals that continue to serve as my professional mentors to this day.
Professional nostalgia aside, I really did love that job. I loved the gorgeous setting (Prouts Neck, Maine). I loved the long drive down route 207. I loved the silence at night, the waves crashing on the rocks around us. I loved the locals, the summer families, the regulars. I loved my coworkers and my bosses. I just, freaking loved it. So going back for a day was both amazing and bittersweet. I loved recalling all of my cherished memories. Small talking with the employees that still work there.
Sharing my favorite stories with my college friends. But as the memories and stories of work resurfaced, I felt a tinge of jealousy. Of sadness, regret. Life was pretty sweet during those three summers. Summer vacation. Home from college. Hard days of work followed by long nights with friends. Long drives, long naps, long days at the country club. Long breakfasts, long dinner parties, long nights by the fire. Parties on the beach. House parties. So, much, fun. Those were the summers that changed me. The friends that made me feel wildly alive.
And naturally, with such freedom, with such excitement – came so, much, drama. Regret. Gossip. Betrayals. I want to go back to those summers and yet at the same time I wish to never have done and said and felt some of the things I did, said, felt. Oh, the fun, the memories, the lessons.
But that’s a photo stream and blog post for later. Until then, some photos from my afternoon spent on the beach, catching up with college roommates, soaking up the sun, wading in the cold, Maine ocean, and sipping cocktails on the porch of the Black Point Inn.
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