Residents looking to close public beach access

I don't see what any of this has to do with being from the North or South. It is obvious from the ridiculously high number of spelling and grammatical errors, on all of these forums, that people from anywhere in the US are becoming more dumb, inarticulate, and angry about trivial stuff than ever before. Keep Access 33 open to the public. Well, except for rednecks, yankees, rich people, and fools.

it is the same all over the world,the wealthy will take away from what little the less wealthy have-public works,are for the public-but the squeaky wheel gets the grease especially when that wagon has rich folk inside it-its a losing battle for now-unless people pool money together or join The Surfrider Foundation and pay for their lawyers to fight for us-wherever you go worldwide,this same scenario is playing out-just saw it happening on the coast of Spain and Ireland in feburary-UNTIL WE ARE IN PUBLIC OFFICE AND ARE CONTROLLING THE LAWS,THE RICH WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LOUDER VOICE BECAUSE OF WHO THEY KNOW AND WHO THEY PAYOFF-only time we are louder is by force with weapons-look into history-mob rules-but we as civilized people only have the very expensive and wasteful litigation system to handle our beefs now-which means the little guy usually will lose-cause he has no money to pay the lawyer's-so with that said join the S.R.F. because its only going to get worse before it gets better-unless GOD intervenes with a catagory[5] that will clean up the mess-on that note-southern baja hurricanes devistate the poor now who cant build to code structures strong enough to survive-when they lose homes the rich are there to buy up property on the cheap and build huge hotels that can survive direct hits-huge land grab in thailand after the tsunami-by developers paying off officials or officials being developers-only so much beach to go around-too many people-join The S.R.F.-even a cat5 cant stop this progress-AND YES I BELIEVE THAT NO ONE ON THIS GOOD EARTH SHOULD OWN ANY BEACH WATERWAY OR OCEAN SALTWATER OR FRESH-IT IS AND ALWAYS SHOULD BE FOR ALL TO RESPONSIBLY ENJOY!!!

This is the most ridiculos thing I've heard of! I've lived here my whole life and it doesn't make any sense the way things are changing! I remember when you could go to johnny meicer without having to go broke. Or when you could just park for free! But with whinning, rich people public access wont even last that much longer! This homeowner should find something better to do to occupy their time. Everyone who has stated that once a hurricane comes they will beg for OUR tax dollars to rebuild their beautiful beach is absoultly right. But nooooo. I don't want my tax money paying for a beach that I'm not welcome on fine if they want another figure 8 island let um have it! But the "PUBLIC" doesn't want to hear it when they need our help!

keep the path open to the public.

Sign the petition. http://www.access33.org/

There already aren't enough beach accesses on Wrightsville beach! No one actually owns the sand nor ocean so if these homeowners close the access just use the next one down and walk back up the beach and play volleyball etc in front of their house. They can't do a thing about people having fun on the sand as long as the law isn't being broken. These people think they have noise now----once they close something that has been the publics beach access since the 60's I have a feeling they will hear a lot more noise at night.

All of you need to read the newspaper article. The people were informed by the county tax office they owned the land. The excerpt below shows why they decided to take the land back. (from the StarNews) The "discovery" tacked on $250,000 to the taxable value of the Murchisons' cottage. County Tax Administrator Bob Glasgow said the family then had to pay five years of back taxes on the land. Sounds like the county screwed this up.

Check with the blackhorn resturant about this matter they have vast experience in closing beach accesses and it cost them plenty of bad pr. these are the actions of low lifes, who ever is responsable this is unaccepable let em have it .

Quit assuming they are from the north, and folks from the north, quit asserting southerners are idiots. This conversation has been worn out since, oh, say they 1800s. Get over the xenophobia. What this is truly about is a home owner asserting rights over land that has been essentially public property for over 40 years. It has nothing to do with New York or rednecks.

I can't believe the way people are getting! Wanting to close off a public beach access that has been used for years by tax paying citizens.Ya know,you might own the little piece of high dollar property that your house sits on.BUT you don't own the water!Let the ones bitchin about people using the access point erect their little fence.And when the next hurricane comes in and takes it all away (and eventually one will)don't come cryin wanting help.If it were me making the decision for you arrogant a..holes I would tell you to want in one hand and crap in the other.What a bunch of idiots!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the best thing to do is let the "so called property owners" have their little fence erected.I also think since they want to complain about "tax payers" using a public beach access,let the property owners pay all the taxes for that area they call theirs.I can't believe what this world is coming to.What a bunch of freakin idiots!!!!!

Share the beach. Unless there has been abusive behavior by the users of beach access #33 and concern for the safety of the residential population, let the access stay open.

Hey, Marches and protests see to be the way to go lately. If WIlm or WB grants the permit for the fence, why not boycott the the beach? Let the businesses know and anyone who might profit from the beach. Surf City and Sweetwater surely will not pay the rent on residents alone. I used the beach growing up but now the only time my family can enjoy the beach is after 6 when the parking nazis are done for the day. The ocean should be enjoyed by everyone, not just the rich. How long will it be before the other access points begin to close? Hit them where it hurts, stop spending your money there. I have a boat to avoid the parking and have just stopped spending any money there. Someone hit the nail on the head, they don't want us there but they do want our tax dollars. It will not be long before the parking company has meters at the boat ramp, at Redix and Causeway. Hey, doesn't NC have a cart path law?

Do you know why New York and New Jersey are named NEW York and NEW Jersey? Because the original York and Jersey were too polluted to live there so you had to build new ones!!

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!

I don't like to get started on the subject of public access to the beach! But I can't pass this one up. I have lived here all my life (65 years) and I do remember when the beach was public. As small children we were taken to the ocean by our parents and as they did some fishing we played in the surf and sand. FREE! As teens we had group parties with supervision, on the beach that ended with open pit fires on the strand and hot dogs roasting over them. As time marched on and it does, it has become more and more difficult to get to the ocean, (is it still there?) my grand children very seldom get to the beach, not because they don't want to go but it is so difficult to deal with the limited parking, the full time beach owners, the limited access, the fulltime cost of going to the (public) beach, the fulltime owners, the cost of the (free ocean front) and by the way, how do you own the beach front? I have seen the ocean reclaim it's sand and beautiful hugh dunes and I'm waiting for that time again. Then we will see who ownes the beach! It's just like building a sand castle, when the tide comes in you will most likely see that castle go flat and the ocean will take back what it once owned. Money will buy almost anything but let's see if you can get back the house built on the sand. I don't think my grand children will ever know a time when the beach was free to the public. If you have enough money or know the right politicion you can get most anything you want but don't ask me to help you pay for your foolishness when that property is gone. Maybe the bridge should be closed and Wrightsville Beach could be a privet beach then you would not have to deal with the public. Then you could find out how much it would really cost to live on that beach

I have grown up on WB. It is an unfortunate situation when the accelerating egotism follows the rampant elevation of housing costs. There unfortunately is no point in fighting these rich pricks; they will win every time. The only thing we can do is weap as we watch our precious WB turn into another Yankee and "Wings" infested tourist trap... thats what they want. For anyone who truly appreciates the beach, buy a kayak and go to Masonboro... there are no cops and no snobs!!! xoxo- Drew Peterson

Does anyone remember what happened to Mia Tyson and her downtown store and gallery when she raised such a fuss about the loud nightlife downtown? Not only did her front window get destroyed, her business was boycotted and she was basically run out of town. This is not a threat, merely an observation. I'm sure it did get noisy downtown just as I'm sure people aren't always quiet or mannerly when using this cut thru BUT, the path (and the clubs) were there first! You knew it was there when you bought the property! If you can't AFFORD to live on a private island, away from the rest of society, don't try to ruin the beach for everyone else. If I lived there and got the fence erected, I'd worry about not only the safety of the fence, but my car, my house and public opinion.