As a multi-year ORV permit holder I’ve always enjoyed my time here, the facilities are clean and well kept. I will note that the over past two years I’ve noticed a distinct change in terms of the way the staff conduct themselves, specifically, Nina Coleman, the park director. As someone who pays a premium to use the beach, I understand the importance of following the rules, without them we wouldn’t have the beach available to enjoy. With that being said, I’ve always made sure that I follow these rules to the letter, and have never experienced an infraction of any kind.

What I can say is that Nina Coleman goes above and beyond to demean other people with the very limited scope of power that she’s afforded. It hard to describe someone who is literally so petty that it merits a google review, but she definitely has a napoleon complex. While it’s her job to manage the beach, it’s not in her job description to judge or harass individuals without warrant, or to profile a person due to their age or race. I have witnessed several incidents like this, and it is a blatant misuse of power, by an individual who takes pleasure in making a day at the beach miserable simply because she can. A prime example would a few weeks ago, where she heckled a young man because his truck was parked a few feet over the high tide mark, while the tide was receding, he moved the truck and that looked to be the end of it, except she chose to continue to harass the individual. It’s understood that it is standard policy to park behind the “line”, but what she continued to do after the fact was stop where he was parked and stare, desperately looking for another reason to exercise her limited authority. What she didn’t seem to care about what a jeep parked directly at the waterline, 500 feet away. This bias is where I take issue, as she made no point to correct a blatant violation but instead chose to be petty.

People that pay to access the beach shouldn’t be subjected to behavior as exhibited by Nina, and it begs the question that if a director is responsible for working with beachgoers, should that individual be allowed to continue discriminating against individuals of her choosing? Or should that person be someone that is fair and without a double standard.