When you reopened, we were happy to hear the community-friendly
message you expressed. This community showed considerable flexibility in
allowing the size and scale of your operation on our public beach. The one
thing we all have been very clear about from the start is that the beach
belongs to the community. We are happy to share Miramar Beach with you and your
guests. It is, and has always been, our intention to be excellent neighbors.
In fact, yesterday, a
group of parents took our kids down to the beach after the Montecito Union
School sixth-grade graduation. We wanted to start the summer right with a swim
and hopefully a delicious snack from the new hotel on the beach. But when the
men in dark suits came out to greet us, they did not want to take our order.
They wanted to order us off of our own beach.
Honestly, this really
surprised us, and many of the parents were simply dumbfounded. I am sure this
was some kind of mistake.