Comments on: Are beaches public where roads end?

By: Oldschool

Oldschool — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:03 +0000

Most lakefront property owners have no complaints about public accessing the water…they don’t own it…they know that…..but if you plan on “camping out on an adjacent easement or road….just stay on it!.
And keep your belongings there,..and repect the neighbors.

It’s like pulling teeth sometimes. If they’d ONLY try to IMAGINE if the tables were turned….

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
That’s how I was brought up…..but some of these people obviously come from parents with no morals or common sense.

Then the jealousy and lack of respect gets passed down to the next generation…

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By: Paulie

Paulie — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:43:23 +0000

Did Mother Nature create this view for people who only pay high property taxes? We all pay our fair share. We all are entitled to our view on all subjects including to be able to put our chair down on any beach to enjoy its wonder. Been to Hawaii where all beaches, no matter who owns the property, high taxes or low taxes you can put down a chair and sit. What is wrong with the laws on the mainland? Greed(status)is consuming us. Michigan law is flawed.

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By: frank burns

frank burns — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:57:15 +0000

Sounds like people who buy property near Lake Michigan have not been properly informed that they are not buying rights right up to the water — the beach has always been a public place and hopefully always will be.

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By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:29:40 +0000

Get over yourselves. If you had paid more for property that wasn,t near an end of the road access point, you’d have nothing to complain about. Be happy with what you have and quit raining on other peoples parade.

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By: Alton

Alton — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:41:57 +0000

We live up north on an Inland Lake and like our neighbor, own to the middle of the road where it ends at the lake. There is a clear distinction between “Road End” and “Public Access” and they are mutually exclusive.
I pay for ALL of the frontage and to the middle of the road. However, I am NOT compensated or pay reduced waterfront property taxes but the local county and township INSIST that I allow people to cross over my property and access the lake.
Fine, as long as you are willing to reduce my taxes, keep the clowns from doing stupid things and most importantly, remove me from any litigation that will arise when someone gets hurt using MY property to get into/out of the lake.
Road End is NOT Public Access.

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By: on the lake

on the lake — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:56:40 +0000

There are plenty of “public beaches” with great facilities: bathrooms, picnic tables, shelter, docking facilties. “Road Ends” means just that, no picnic area, no bathrooms, no facilities. If you want access to Michigan lakes either work hard and purchase a lakefront property and pay the exhorbitant taxes that go with that priviledge or go to a true “public beach”.

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By: lakefront Owner

lakefront Owner — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:54:06 +0000

Riparian,
Maybe those owners next to the road end should get consideration for their taxes since they have to share their privacy and their lot with others? Just a thought That just reminded me of a morning I went out in my pajamas to sit and look out at the lake while drinking my coffee. Our lot is up a bit and we walk down three steps to the beach. As I was sitting their some guy stood up and said morning. He was sitting on my shoreline and I didn’t see him. Privacy is not an option at a road end!!!

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By: lakefront Owner

lakefront Owner — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:45:37 +0000

I live next to a road end. Two small blocks down is a wonderful and very large beach with volleyball,sand,picnic tables, barbeque, restrooms etc. The problem? Can’t bring their dogs, can’t moor their boat or jet ski. So they show up screaming down the road at 8 in the morning to a family member to bring something back from their place down the road before I am up making sure I get up, let their dogs off their lead ending up in our yard to play with our dog, or growl and fight with our dog, or growl at us, or use our yard as their bathroom. One time I woke up in my hammock to a growling dog standing next to me. We have found their underwear,shirts, pants, socks etc. in our yard, we have no use for a radio anymore because we have learned to like their music. We fear getting hit by a jet ski because they come into the area where people swim going full speed to splash their buddy with the wakes who are swimming. Once we saw a jet ski nearly hit a women who was underwater and the jet ski came in going fast. Poor lady came up and looked all around her wondering what just happened.
I say, bring your dog in swimming with a lead and keep an eye on them,come swimming anytime,play your music, ride your boats and jet ski but BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR watch your dogs, don’t scream and yell early in the morning when you have a neighbor next door, play your music at a reasonable level, bring your toys i.e. jet ski, boat but follow safe boating rules especially in an area used for multiple things (and small area at that!), and bring your toys home when you go home. SIMPLE

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By: Jesnne

Jesnne — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:48:01 +0000

What happened at Pierport near Bear Lake and Onekama? Who removed the stairs that had been there for years and allowed the public to safely get down to the beach and watch sunsets? Now you have to take your life in your hands to get down to the beach. Who put up the signs designating the “public beach” area leading people to believe thar they can’t walk the beach to the north and south? If these signs were not put up by a governmental agency then a governmental agency should remove them. Same with the stairs – if they were not taken down by a governmental agency then charge the person who destroyed them with destruction of public property and replace the stairs. Our elders who have paid taxes for decades should be able to safely get up and down to the beach to watch sunsets !
Jeanne

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