Yesterday the town of Sunset Beach N.C. banned airboats. The town sits on the intercoastal waterway and Atlantic Ocean. Council’s decision was based on complaints around 1 airboat owner. I have boated in this area for many years. The ICW has a great variety of crafts including jet skis, cigarette boats and boats with loud 2 cycle outboards, many of which have higher decibel ratings than many airboats.
I don’t own an airboat. But I have concerns about government overreach. If a town can ban one type of recreational vehicle based on a few citizen complaints where will they stop?
Further I don’t think a town can ban or enforce traffic on the intercoastal or the county boat ramp.
If you want to send comments to the town on this their email is publiccomments@sunsetbeachnc.gov.
I don’t own an airboat. But I have concerns about government overreach. If a town can ban one type of recreational vehicle based on a few citizen complaints where will they stop?
Further I don’t think a town can ban or enforce traffic on the intercoastal or the county boat ramp.
If you want to send comments to the town on this their email is publiccomments@sunsetbeachnc.gov.