Hey all -
Asking for your help. New Hanover county just closed all public boat ramps. UPDATED - they actually have now closed all PUBLIC and PRIVATE ramps AND MARINAS. They did this because of a few idiots who continue to congregate, get drunk, and party at a few sandbars. So, instead of addressing the specific issues when and where they happen (which they SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG), they have decided to close ALL boat ramps (even on the river).
I guess Julia Olson-Boseman thinks this is easier. https://www.wect.com/2020/04/03/new-hanover-county-set-close-all-boat-ramps-friday/
Please send them a note encouraging them to rescind this decision and simply address the problems when and where they exist. The issues are in a few specific spots, all well known. https://www.nhcgov.com/contact-us/ Better yet, call them and speak to them directly 910-798-6855
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RANT -for those who want to read on
Look, I get it. Like many people, I am not sure 100% whether this is hype or as serious as our friends in the media say, but I have tolerated watching my freedoms slowly taken away in the interest of public safety. In most cases, the precautions made some level of sense, even if they seemed somewhat extreme.
This is the last straw for me. When the government oversteps this far, it risks losing what little credibility it had left and you get very very serious backlash. If they are under the mistaken assumption that people will "gradually" get irritated the more they restrict, they are sadly mistaken. People tolerate it up to a point, and when that point is crossed, things explode suddenly and violently.
We're getting near that point. Everyone I talk to is at or near the point where they want to push back.
The county needs to take action, yes, but not by locking down every resident who is minding their own business and keeping their distances, but deal with those who are blatantly putting everyone else at risk.
Rant over - please make it clear that this is a very very bad idea.
Asking for your help. New Hanover county just closed all public boat ramps. UPDATED - they actually have now closed all PUBLIC and PRIVATE ramps AND MARINAS. They did this because of a few idiots who continue to congregate, get drunk, and party at a few sandbars. So, instead of addressing the specific issues when and where they happen (which they SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG), they have decided to close ALL boat ramps (even on the river).
I guess Julia Olson-Boseman thinks this is easier. https://www.wect.com/2020/04/03/new-hanover-county-set-close-all-boat-ramps-friday/
Please send them a note encouraging them to rescind this decision and simply address the problems when and where they exist. The issues are in a few specific spots, all well known. https://www.nhcgov.com/contact-us/ Better yet, call them and speak to them directly 910-798-6855
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RANT -for those who want to read on
Look, I get it. Like many people, I am not sure 100% whether this is hype or as serious as our friends in the media say, but I have tolerated watching my freedoms slowly taken away in the interest of public safety. In most cases, the precautions made some level of sense, even if they seemed somewhat extreme.
This is the last straw for me. When the government oversteps this far, it risks losing what little credibility it had left and you get very very serious backlash. If they are under the mistaken assumption that people will "gradually" get irritated the more they restrict, they are sadly mistaken. People tolerate it up to a point, and when that point is crossed, things explode suddenly and violently.
We're getting near that point. Everyone I talk to is at or near the point where they want to push back.
The county needs to take action, yes, but not by locking down every resident who is minding their own business and keeping their distances, but deal with those who are blatantly putting everyone else at risk.
Rant over - please make it clear that this is a very very bad idea.