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in the state . The restive era of COVID brought Rhode Islanders in search of outdoor recreation and out-of-towners looking for a retreat from the cities in a seeming competition for a limited resource . The constraints set by Ibbison have begun to chafe , and a coalition of anglers , surfers , birders and beachgoers has been pushing back .
These confrontations have ranged from the uncomfortable to the actionable . Laura Kelly of South Kingstown defied a mild-mannered gatekeeper ’ s insistence that she sign a visitor ’ s book to spend an afternoon last summer on Lloyd ’ s Beach in Little Compton . This unspoiled patch on Sakonnet Point , behind a chain link fence and a “ For Little Compton Residents Only ” sign , has passed through many hands under an evolving set of conditions that has resulted in disputes over who exactly can access it .
“ It ’ s kind of sad . It ’ s not a place families would want to go — there ’ s no facilities . And it ’ s so far out not a lot of people go anyway ,” she says . “ Part of it is preserved by the Nature Conservancy and part of the land is town-owned . Yet , the private association monitors who goes in and out . That ’ s messed up .”
In June 2019 , Charlestown resident and shoreline rights advocate Scott Keeley dared a private security guard on a South Kingstown beach to stop him as he stuffed seaweed in a bag . The guard called the police , who arrested Keeley and charged him with trespassing . By December , the town dropped the charge and expunged the record , and the town ’ s insurer awarded Keeley a $ 25,000 settlement for false arrest .
This spring , a twelve-member commission established by the House of Representatives to study lateral access is expected to report its findings . The Shoreline Study Commission is the outgrowth of a failed bill , sponsored by state Rep . Terri Cortvriend ( D-Portsmouth , Middletown ) and Blake Filippi ( R-New Shoreham , Charlestown , South Kingstown , Westerly ), to protect beachgoers within ten feet of the most recent high tide line from trespassing charges . Cortvriend became interested in the issue as she began to dig into the impacts of sea level rise . >>
34 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l APRIL 2022