Oceanfront homeowners fighting public access road, say public beach would be too public.

[Airborneguy]

All land should be private? That’s a new one to me. Administering protected public lands is one of the few things government gets right and should provide for the greater good.

[JenaS62]

There should be no houses on the beach. Across from the beach, fine. On the beach, no.

[Annandale_Man]

Originally Posted by michiganmoon

I think the homeowners are in the wrong, but I can understand their concern of going from a relatively quiet and private area to a possibly very busy and loud area.

I think Tinman's point about fair market value of hurricane insurance is sound if they want to whine.

The homeowners should be able to charge people for access to the beaches on their property.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by JenaS62

There should be no houses on the beach. Across from the beach, fine. On the beach, no.

Well it's way too late to even bring that idea up for discussion.

Although Mother Nature may just take care of that for us.....3 homes have washed out to see on the Outer Banks of NC as nature takes its course with sand/tide movement.

[lisanicole1]

Loveladies is an amazing area with very few people on the beaches during high time. Do not ruin it!!!
There are no hotels in the area and no public bathrooms. Just large single family homes with very little public parking.

[Kibby]

Originally Posted by hothulamaui

beaches should be public.

They are in Texas - it's part of the Texas Constitution.

In Texas, public access to Gulf Coast beaches is not just the law, it is a constitutional right.

LOCAL BEACH ACCESS PLANS
Cities and counties along the coast are required to adopt laws to protect the public's beach access rights and outline local coastal construction requirements. These local laws are adopted as a beach access and dune protection plan. The Land Office reviews local beach access plans and certifies that they meet the minimum state standards set forth in the Open Beaches Act, Dune Protection Act, and the General Land Office Beach/Dune Rules. (There's a notable exception near the east end of Galveston, but it's because ownership of the land out into the Gulf was granted by a Spanish grant before the Republic.)

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

They are public. The issue is access to those beaches.

I've been along the Coast of Texas - from Brownsville (just recently stopped at StarBase) to the State Line. Beach access just about anywhere - you may have to drive a bit down the beach to find your favorite spot - but it's doable. That surprises many who come to Texas - we drive on the beach from an access point.You have to know what you are doing - We saw a car stuck in the sand right at the entrance to Boca Chica beach near Spaceport. They decided to take a short cut.

Almost all Texas beaches are officially public roadways, and almost without exception, Texas beaches are all open to the public.

[VA Yankee]

Originally Posted by Annandale_Man

The homeowners should be able to charge people for access to the beaches on their property.

The government should charge the homeowners for replenishing and maintaining the beach in front of their properties then, are the beaches public property by law already if so public access should be allowed.

[PullMyFinger]

Typical. They do the right thing and help the township out by giving land over for the dune. And in typical government fashion going to pay hard for that good deed. I would fight it tooth and nail.

[Axxlrod]

Originally Posted by AGoodWayOfDoingThat

Robert Minke and his family have the option of moving somewhere else if they don't like it. He signed the property over to the government, the government can do whatever they want with it, plain and simple.

They singed the property over to the govt under the guise of the govt was going to build a protective dune. But the govt didn't do that. Instead it wants to build an access road.

That's one helluva bait and switch.

Seems to me the govt defrauded the property owners under false pretenses.