Letter: No more sunsets spent on Westport’s beaches

Posted 6/7/17

To the editor

One of the many joys during our 20 years of owning a place in Westport is watching the sunset while sitting on the beach. My husband loves to fish during those dusk hours.  

It …

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Letter: No more sunsets spent on Westport’s beaches

Posted

To the editor

One of the many joys during our 20 years of owning a place in Westport is watching the sunset while sitting on the beach. My husband loves to fish during those dusk hours.  

It is a quiet time, the crowds are gone and the air cooler. But this year for some reason, the Westport Beach Committee has decided to change the closing time from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m.

My husband came back from fishing at dusk recently and found a note attached to his car informing him of the new closing time.

What is the reason for this?  Noise? Litter? The police don’t like to come by after 9 p.m. to close the gate?

A member of the beach committee who lives on that road doesn’t like it? This is the town beach, not a private club.

I urge residents to call and complain. Why does a non-elected committee feel free to make these changes without a public hearing?

Olivia McCullough

Westport

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