Posted by horseygirl on January 24, 2011, 1:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Pontoon Beach..."
OK, and there is where the project gets expensive, and then, an impossible pipe dream.
Rather than a sandy beach, a public swimming pool would be cleaner and safer for all of our residents. Would you really want to swim in Long Lake? I wouldn't. Other nearby communities have wonderful water facilities that are available for us to use for a fee.
The lake is mostly privately owned, and those residents may not appreciate that anyone could then have access to their back yards, if we provided a public boat dock. Motorized boats would pollute the lake, too. As the mayor has always maintained, those interests are better served at Horseshoe Lake.
I envisioned an improved walkway, with a few pads for picnic tables or benches, and some strategic plantings and landscaping. Simple, tasteful, and possibly within our means.