Waterfront accessibility back to haunt council

This was one issue Mayor Peter Delanty and others running for election this past fall wanted to keep out of any public debate because they knew it would get them creamed.
It is a hornet's nest. Homeowners along the shoreline want to maintain control of their property to the water's edge, while many townspeople believe they should have the right to use the beach.
It is nasty business, especially after the town built a walkway along the west beach. One homeowner built a fence to stop the walkway, while others post no trespassing signs.
If you want to see how crazy people get, just go down and try to talk to the waterfront homeowners. They are calling police regularly to have people thrown off the beach.
A bill is before the provincial government that would make a portion of the shoreline public.
Good luck to Pat Stanley and her crusade to get council to support the legislation.