In regards to the recent article in the Morning Sentinel concerning the controversy at Lake George Regional Park, I believe the trouble stems from one primary issue; that being the contempt with which local residents of Canaan have been treated by the park.
The thoroughfare on the east side of Lake George has been used by natives and locals alike for hundreds of years for the simple pleasures of swimming, fishing, and relaxing on hot summer days. The park has harassed and threatened the residents of Canaan for parking their vehicles on that stretch of way in order to engage in the traditional pursuits named above.
In as much as the thoroughfare leads to the park’s recreational area, it may be that they don’t wish to have their clientele suffer the indignities of witnessing the great unwashed at their leisure, but I would venture that a “live and let live” attitude would go a long way towards defusing the situation.
David Calder
Canaan
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