Sentinel The Shorewood
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Enterprise Publications • www.shorewoodsentinel.com
Vol. 17 No. 28
TIRED OF TRESPASSERS Glen residents demand less public access to community By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter
Shorewood Glen residents are tired of trespassers. The homeowners in the village’s Del Webb community just off Seil Road near Four Seasons Park say they purchased their homes with the intent of living in a gated community, but path access on the north end of the subdivision has left a gaping hole in the plan. Most of Shorewood Glen, a community designed for those 55 and older, is private. Paths and lakes and open space are restricted to use only by residents and their guests, not the general public. But one path along the community’s northwest end was left public to provide access for adjacent Hunt Club residents and students of Walnut Trails School to Wynstone Drive. Property manager Gina Hastings said the access was granted since the community’s inception in 2005, and that all homeowners received a disclosure
that the path in this area was public, and why. The problem, Hastings said, is that those traversing the path often assume since one side is public it all is.That is not the case. “It really is a matter of education and signage,” Hastings said.“We have signs up across the community that say ‘private property’ or ‘no trespassing,’ but it needs to be better.” And while the public access has been on the minds of residents for years, it has come up recently at community association meetings, and the village of Shorewood is once again working with the parties involved on signage,education and understanding. “We try to keep the signs up and let people know that while one path is open, the rest are private,” Hastings said. “And our residents, when they are out and see someone where they shouldn’t be, are pretty good about letting them know, as well.”