Skateboarders: abide by rules
Dear Editor:
I’m not much for writing letters, but this morning as my husband and I walked along the beach on the sidewalk, as we have done many mornings for the past 20 years, there was quite a group of teens with skateboards riding ON THE SIDEWALK.
We had to be careful not to be knocked down. Then came the icing on the cake—— a sheriff’s car passed by slowly, but never stopped to inform these teens that the rules (on signs in plain sight) say “ NO SKATEBOARDS ON THE SIDEWALK.”
Over the last few years, we have noticed that the rules are ignored. If we say anything, people tell us to mind our own business. and some have even used profanity. This goes for people riding bikes and [people] with dogs on the sidewalk and even on the beach.
We are not against anyone enjoying the beautiful beach properly.
How can we have a peaceful place to walk early in the morning around sunrise if the rules are not enforced?
Nancy Linnartz
Deerfield resident, year-round