On Nov 29, 2:32*pm, Tom Littleton wrote:
Here's the situation:
Current Refuge manager has a track record of severely restricting access
by other than foot or boat to offshore refuges. However, several
influential types and a lot of semi-influential types frequent
Assateague's beaches. They have attacked the issue in several ways.
First, an influence war behind the scenes. Several administration
officials fish the beach, so that helps. Second, the town of
Chincoteague and the Accomack County officials have demanded access to
ALL planning documents. Review of those should take 2 or 3 years, and
then, step 3, a lawsuit to block the action as a violation of the
original intent of Accomack County in ceding the land to the Feds.
In other words, nothing changes for at least 3 or 4 years, minimum.
By that time, I would guess you might have different refuge management
in place, so all remains as it has since they made the National Seashore
into a National Refuge(about 20 years ago).
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom

So I guess that means that the beach keeps disappearing due to
"climate change" and the rest of the parking lot disappears in the
next storm? . . . meanwhile the "influential types" keep using their
"influence" to maintain their vehicular fishing access, instead of
being leaders in facing up to the facts of "climate change?"

Dave
Beaches come and go even with or without "climate change," leaving
less and less sand in which to bury ones head. The only constant is
the ability of "influentials" to intimidate bureaucrats charged with
protecting the broader national interest in the face of unpleasant
realities.