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Resident challenges Chesapeake Beach residency-only restriction at Bayfront Park, cites federal court precedent
Summary
A North Beach resident told the council the town's residency-only closure of Bayfront Park violates Warren v. Fairfax County, urging the council to rescind the restriction; the mayor said a prior referendum constrained the administration but said the issue would be reviewed as a legal matter.
A public commenter at the Nov. 20 council meeting urged Chesapeake Beach to reopen Bayfront Park to nonresidents, calling the town’s residency-only restriction unconstitutional.
Matthew McRoberts, who identified himself as a North Beach resident and a 20-year military veteran, said he had filed written comments and cited the Fourth…
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