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Residents fight for our shores

I recently watched a media report on an Alabama town called Magnolia Springs with a bay of its own.

Mind you, this town has 1,000 residents. They have decided not to wait for the Bumbling Pariahs (BP) or the Clumsy, Bloated Government and are instead fighting to save their bay and shores.

The residents have contributed time and money and have rented nine barges, in essence, sealing off the mouth of the bay to waves and surface currents. The barges serve to keep waves and currents to a minimum and allow the booms to trap the oil. BP placed one boom a few weeks ago, which has been ineffective.

The residents rented three additional booms and placed them behind the barges.

I believe that the residents of Siesta Key have the heart, will and wealth to be proactive vs. reactive. If the oil smothers our shores, we will have no one to blame but ourselves, even as much as we would like to pass the responsibility and place all the blame on BP and the government. We drive the cars, we use the plastic bottles, we litter our beaches, we should take action and fight to save our shores.

I have a mantra that I recently began, which is simply, each time I visit the beach, I pick up and throw away a piece of trash. I hope that everyone will do this as well.

Simple steps can save our shores. Please be part of the solution!

Sean Dreznin

Sarasota