GREG STOLROW, San Clemente
We do not have to look far to find examples of how poorly our Spanish Village by the Sea is managed.
My wife and I walk the Beach Trail weekly and happened to see for the first and only time the two security guards that are supposed to be part of a 24-hour vigilance of our treasured Beach Trail.
We can report that other than our sighting on a recent Saturday at 10 a.m., these guys are missing in action and nowhere to be seen. What are the odds we could walk the entire trail and never see one or both of them? Not to mention, they were standing together chatting on the beach, staring off into the ocean.
This is an incredible waste of money, over $50,000 a month. At a minimum, why would we not have them at opposite ends of the trail crossing paths as they approach the pier? I would also note this initiative, which is supposed to back up the sheriff deputies, has, at best, just shifted the encampments inland.
Our North Beach neighbors that feed the homeless regularly continue to encourage a dozen or more of these souls to return to the beach in the morning for donuts, milk and coffee. We are just kicking cans down the road here.
When will we have leaders with gumption and insight to permanently and effectively solve this issue and secure our beaches and Beach Trail?
