Dip netters to the South Beach of the mouth of the Kenai River will see restrictions on camping this year in order to alleviate trespassing.
Kenai City Manager Rick Koch said the restrictions are in response to many land owners near the fishery experiencing people camping on or near their land.
Koch: “So we responded to the request of private property owners in that area and while the beach is open for travel you won’t be allowed to camp or have other activities there. They told us that people came down with generators and vans that were on their property so we’ve responded to that, again that shouldn’t have any negative response to people who are fishing.”
Koch also said that next year should see an alternative route to help ease traffic through the neighborhoods.
Koch: “It’s in the state capital budget that I think is still awaiting transmittal to the Governor, there’s 1.9 million for the construction of alternative access to the South Beach. When that construction is completed and we hope that will be early next year, then vehicular access to the South Beach will be by the new access and it won’t be necessary to trespass on private property to reach the mouth of the Kenai River on the south side.”