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s . . �� REC�iJLAR 2�ETING ;OF TI�� ORONO COUNCIL, D�CEt2B�R 12, 1977 Page 24 Olivers and Whites cane to the area about the PUBLIC IiEARING same time we did. [��hen they purchased their homes, Sandy Beach Area �he beach sign was there as plain as day. We, (Continued) � also, were told about the beach and the availability of swir.► lessons for our boys. We considered it � an asset then and still do. � � We would also like it brought to the Council' s attention that last summer Dick Oliver' s dock . � appeared to be next to or on the dividing property � line thus breaking the L'1CD law stating you have to build your dock 10 ft. from the property line-- � unless special permission has been granted. We complain because there are big crusiers there � that come mighty close to the swim area. I saw the cruiser docked next to the beach back out on � autor.latic while the only person aboard sat on the a bow talking to sor.leone on shore and at the time, kids were swiriming and the markers were not up. � It is public land for public use; how can they close it? End of letter � Letter from P4ary Opheim, 1430 Cherry Place, dated Deceriber 8, 1977, which states: � We understand you have been asked to close the Sandy Beach fire lane. We hope you will study the � situation enough to realize what a great loss . this would be to many, many families in a large neighborhood. � Its summer use as a swim beach and for lessons has � existed for years. �Jith so few public beaches on the lake and no others in the neighborhood, it would seem a step backward to deprive the area children who don't live on lakeshore of this access. They � are the prime users of the beach and need this � safe, local facility. � We do live on the lake, about five lots from Sandy Beach and I have been there during lessons. The + rule I 5a�� ignored was dog leashing. That seems to be a year-round problem everywhere and we need � stiffer fines ! � We are aware of another potential problem because + we lived near the Coffee nridge fire lane when it was closed to snowmohiles several years ago. The � difficulty there stemmed fror.i heavy traffic between Cry�tal Bay and G�est Arm, narrowness of the lane, closeness of houses to the lane and the fact that the houses had been there before the snowmobiles. Also that lane was inappropriate for a neic�hborhood swin beach and hadn' t been used as such. ��Je can' t imagine that Sandy Beach has tlie same factors involved. (Continued)