I grew up on WB. I remember when Johnny Mercer's was a wooden pier with pool tables and FREE access to walk on the pier. When parking was FREE along the street as long as you didn't block someone's driveway. Wrightsville is still a PUBLIC beach. It is not Figure 8 island so public beach accesses should stay public. So what if the property owner found out he/she actually owns the land. NC Real Estate Law states that abstract title allows title of property if the land in question has been used for more than 20 years open and notorious and with public knowledge that the title of the property should be challenged by the Town of Wrightsville Beach to keep it a public access. If you want a PRIVATE ISLAND, fork out a few more millions and buy a house on Figure 8 island but don't complain when the next hurricane destroys your multi-million dollar mistake. For all you yankees, learn from your mistakes. Don't destroy our beaches like you did in NY AND NJ. We take care of our coastline! If you don't like it, take I-40 West to I-95 North and go the hell home!