IF YOU THINK THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WISTERIA ISLAND IS DEAD, THINK AGAIN. DEVELOPERS ARE VERY PATIENT
by Rick Boettger
Don Bilodeau sells live bait from his barge, anchored behind Wisteria Island. Last April he was ticketed for walking his dog on the beach on Wisteria Island by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officer. He was charged with trespassing on private property.
“I’ve been taking Captain, my pureblood island dog, for a stroll on the Wisteria beaches for 10 years,” Bilodeau said. “The Florida Constitution reserves all beach areas below the mean high water mark for public use. I’ve hired an attorney, and I will fight this to my last breath!”
His defense is that the beach is public property. His case went before Judge Wayne Miller this week, on Thursday, after press time.
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