The residential canals are in our backyards. The public must understand we do not want strangers in our backyards anymore then they would allow strangers in their backyards.
My house was vacant for a while before I bought it. The public fished and partied on the banks. The shore was lined with trash from fast food and beer bottles.I've cleaned it up and don't allow anyone back there. My neighbors along the canal do not allow access to the canal from their backyards either.