Quality of Life issues:

Although at times emotionally charged, there was a good back and forth between fishermen and residents.

Residents are sick and tired of going to the beach in the morning and seeing the remains of bonfires, beer bottles, and trash. Although some of the trash could have been from careless fishermen, some of the residents agreed that forthe most part the people who may be responsible for the beer bottles and bonfires are the local kids going to the beach at night.

No one likes being blamed for something they didn't do. 98% of guys who fish that place are probably respectful and bring home trash other than their own, because they love to fish there. It's the same in NJ where I live, when the beer bottle and trash issues combined with some bad blitz fishermen behavior to close down some Long Branch areas. All the while, we knew it was the children of some of these residents who were partying and vandalizing, yet we were blamed for some of it.

At least tonight in the VFW Hall, there was a consensus that perhaps they went too far in blaming the fishermen for everything.