Good advice. I think the reason we cannot seem to do this is because "we," and when I say "we" I mean it in the collective, communal sense, have not agreed to the fundamental principle involved. If we had agreement that clearing the beach at night, whether for the turtles or for public safety or for aesthetics, is a goal worthy of community support, the rest of it would just be the details and they would work themselves out. I really think if the beaches were cleared at night up there Edgewater way, the two posts would no longer be an issue. Either they would be a small detail in an otherwise clear beach, or maybe the Edgewater folks would even decide to seek another solution. Likewise the occasional sailboat. What we have now are a bunch of whiners saying, like little kids, "you can't make me, it's mine."
Rosemary has found their own solution because it is a community decision they made, a value they support.
NDY, in general I agree with the "spirit" of your post except for the next to the last sentence.
Do you think the issue of a single private family home, lets say one at Blue Mountain Beach, who leaves a single umbrella out overnight on 3 separate occasions should allow the government to arrest that private property owner using "authorized" deadly force if necessary?
That's what we're talking about if some of the short sighted people at the county gets their way.
I LOVE turtles. I LOVE the beach. I and many others don't need ANOTHER (illegal) law. The beachfront owners are as concerned about these issues as anyone else for obvious reasons. I won't even replace my burned out lightbulbs oustside for the same type of reason.
There needs to be balance, not bad "light" continuously and mindlessly cast on beachfront property owners.
I and others ask that our rental guests remove their stuff off the beach every evening. It seems to work based on what I see at the beach in morning. If that doesn't work, I guess we can demand (as property owners) that they remove their stuff, similar to the no pets allowed rule for our property.
Let's try to facilitate what we ALL WANT by working together without the use of "deadly force".
Do you think it is possible?
By the way, what did Rosemary beach do (I may have missed it)?