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Hascle has made a very intelligent assesment of access to the beach. Creating additional parking for day tripper's will have a negative effect on our not yet totally exploited Island.

Go to the Naples pier
to smell the pot walk in pee puddles & watch the weirdo's
Do we need a pier to attract this crap
NO!!!!!

Klaus is correct on this non issue

The decision to ban parking was 100% correct When there was row after row of car's on the swale's the beach at the south end was actually overcrowdwd The street area now look's great with green swale's & no litter the council should realize that property values and the abilty to sell a home with the transient parking is greatly reduced Leave it alone it is working great

I question whether this fish kill is isolated to the area around Marco
If it is then something originating from the island is the cause. It could well be the sewage plant, that was crammed down our throat's What else would discharge toxic material in any large quantity ?? I doubt if landscaping weed killer's but that ia also a possibility Let's hope they find the source

Finally some common sense from the city father's
The area's involved are purely residential and were being quickly transformed into something adverse as to the original intent.
I do agree with the poster's suggestion to increase the launch fee's particularly at Caxambas. Launch fee's here at our 32 mile lake here in northern ny are $20 in $20 out & $10 for a parked vehicle. People are gladly paying
for the privilege much cheaper than owning & paying yearly property tax

Wizeolmarco
Excellent idea Sign could post parking at tigertail only when south beach is full Also! More signage need's to be in place to direct people to Tigertale from collier Swale parking must be addressed it is killing real estate in the sensitive area's Maple & Flamingo as well as South beach area Shuttle is not a solution but an added expensive nuisance as south beach and maple ave entrance have no facilities to handle crowd's Marco is too small to handle much more density More attraction's will ruin it's residential character

Maybe it's time to have a year long closed season & let the crab's get a break for a longer spawn & time to mature We had to do it for the snook after the freeze Look how long it has taken pompano & mullet to recover from over fishing Give nature time to heal Unfortunate for Crabber's who rely on this but there is a limit to every thing They found this up north with cod 40 year's ago & that never recovered Maybe it would be best in the long run ???????

Very unfair situation the city can dictate what you can or must do with the swale directly in front of your property Property owner spend's the money to comply with city ordinance as to landscape /maintainence drainage etc. & then any stranger can park on what you have accomplished This must and can be changed It's up to a competent city administration to do. Let's hope for some changes & get some real lif people in place

Some control is necessary I was at the Snook Inn last week & a 34ft cruiser went by leaving a good 3 ft wake All The dock's were full & there were boat's slamming & banging big time Last week at marker 8 on goodland a 28 ft center console went by doing the same thing All the tied up boat's were rockin & rollin closed throttle is pushing it but boater's should watch their wake as not to cause damage to docked boat's Just common sense

STAN's is a very poor comparison the people parking on the roadside on rt 92 are not in front of any one's house Many property's are marked off "no Parking" And many are collecting ten buck's as they rightfully have a say in who park's in front of there home's Also Stan's is like a special event similar to sunday church or the farmer's market where exception's are made. I will state again A property owner Should have control of what go's on in their maintained swale As far as the beach go's there is a limit as to how much can be absorbed with the current no sanitation / parking Swim in poop & pee if you like

It's not about keeping people off the island but every thing & every place does have limit's The issue is primarily abuse of individual property right's & maintaning property value. Property owner's should have a say in who park's in front of there home or condo. That is not an unreasonable request. The question of how to handle the hordes of beach goer's is complex. Is it the city's responsibility to provide parking & sanitary facility's Who pay's for this ?? & is there suficient space avail Like i stated "there are limit's to everything"

What on earth is the problem with a licensed lettered truck parking in an owner's driveway this is not an association or gated enclave It's properly on his or her property. These are hard working productive people. Parking in the swales by day tripper's in front of home's condo's and business,s is the real problem This affect's property values and or the ability to sell big time. A lettered truck can park in his driveway next to me any time but please don't park in the swale that i maintain in front of my house That should not be allowed !!!

Granted the county has two public beaches but when the parking is full it is full!!! This does not give any one turned away the privelege to infringe on other properties Marco because of it's previously planned development and infrastructure is limited in many way's Kind of hard to get 10Lb's into a 5lb bag
Some form of control and limitation is needed

We go to the park at leat 4 times per week and at different time's We have met nothing but friendly caring people & have had zero problem's with our two mutt's interacting with dog's or people This article is overblown in describing what may have happened. True some dog's are agressive It is an owner's responsibility to control his dog and failure to do this could and should have some legal and possibly financial problem's I am sure if something bad occur's a 911 call will be immediate and the problem dog/owner will be quickly approached.
Don,t ruin a great thing The park is an asset to Marco

Good morning
I have a problem understanding the law requirement's for parking or not parking on the swales is it the same for all of Marco ??? I see people parking all over the swales at the beach access near maple & flamingo And also in front of the condo's on seagrape & swallow not to mention the church or the farmer's market Are certain areas singled out ???? If so where on the island is it permitted & not permitted
??????????

That pathfinder fireboat was a joke to begin with Equipped to put out grass fire's Just something for the good old boy's to play with.
A properly equipped fireboat does not have to be huge but must be equipped with chemical fire suppression like the foam you see at aircraft fires Water alone will not extiguish A gasoline fire period!!! or put burning petroleum based fibreglass out quickly.
Whoever made the decision to call that pathfinder a FIRE-BOAT does not have a clue on Accellerant fueled fire control procedures A properly trained staff is needed as well as equipment. Sea Tow or Boat U.S. should get into the fireboat business not the politicians

The $8.00 charge is is a gift from the taxpayer's
up here in northern ny it is $20.00 in $20.00 out & $10.00 to park your vehicle