"I recently posted this thought in a forum and after
writing it, while admittedly an outside-the-box idea, it really
doesn’t sound half bad…..
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As a resident of the island, I really do not want a bridge.
The reasons are the obvious ones.
That being said, I had this thought the other day as I was
getting off the ferry:
If this moves forward and they start construction, wouldn't
it be something if I got in my boat, filled up with gas, brought
extra gas and then just hovered over the spot where they want
to put the bridge pillars!
See, riparian rights is what got me thinking this. Riparian
rights state that waterfront people actually own the land under
the water out a certain distance but the water surface is owned
by us all. This is why you can ice fish, boat etc. in more places
than one would normally think. SO...if we OWN the surface of
the water, why couldn't we set up shop right over their (the
bridge people) riparian owned riverbed and prevent them from
building- think Tiananmen Square!
And note, someone will probably say, hey, why not anchor??
well, that anchor would be on their property, right? That's
why I'd hover there- throwing it gear and out or doing slow
circles. And if more peops join in, we could have a standing
flotilla ready to do their time in the "picket line"
so to speak!
Awesome idea, right???"