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daunis/barrington is is difficult situation w/ a lot of history. there's too much to summarize here. no matter the decision, each RI ST ROW needs to be treated differently and can't be balled up into one ruling that all others will fall in line with. everyeone agrees with the RI Charter on shoreline access and that is always one of the first things out of someone's mouth on these types of issues.
ultimately, daunis is a state ROW, but the parking in question is on town land. that is the issue. that state does not have input there. so, the decision to be made this week will be on the town and its residents. if you are a member of the town, you NEED to show up. RISAA will be there and yes Bob is still chair of the Access Committee, as am i. dave (young salt) is more familiar with this ROW than i am as far as the details. i would be very surprised if you see someone from CRMC show up.
it's easy to post on a public forum your opinion of the who, what, where, why, etc., but it holds absolutely no weight here. you NEED to be on public record in a town meeting and voice your opinion there. i'm always amazed by the amount of press a ROW will get on a forum, but the lack of support when it is before a town meeting. if you are part of a local fishing club, such as one near this ROW, it should have been in your club's business recently. if it was not, why don't you take the initiative? we ALL need to network on all issues such as these so nothing sneaks thru the cracks. internet forums are nice, but club/organizational representation holds more weight.
back to daunis. you have a very close decision right now. this may come down to a single vote carrying the decision either way. that vote, and maybe others, may come down to how many show up and speak on behalf of either side of this decision. whether it's "right or wrong" may not matter as the representation may be the single carrying vote. we can only hope more people show up (fisherman, surfers, residents, etc.) in favor of keeping the parking.
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