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While there used to be parking available between the two signs there is now a new sign in the middle of those that simply states "no parking". Looks like everyone has to park at the ramp and walk.
I emailed Jerry Davich from the post-tribune last nite ..hopefully he will write about this abuse of power.he did a series of stories about the guards and snobs in ogden dunes thinking they own public land and roads about a year ago...this seems funny that the STATE POLICE were on 600 n in valparaiso to harass ice fisherman. sounds like someones got a friend on the state police force .I argued with a county cop two years ago out there...the dnr was there too...they offered no help in the matter. Im not against the police at all ,but if this is due to mary harper not wanting people to park on the same street she lives on, it is B.S.. this has always been public parking...oh well ....i guess i will have to walk from the public access...Im gonna go buy the biggest loudest jambox i can find and fish right in front of her house from sunup till way after dark..I wonder if she likes gangster rap ... mutha mutha mutha mutha
Hello Rodney,Sorry for my delay to reply.I just returned from vacation.I will share it with my editors for a possible story or column.I’ve also heard from other fishermen about this.Thanks for contacting me, and take care.JerryJerry DavichMetro ColumnistPost-Tribune Newspaper of Northwest Indiana(219) 648-3107Email: [email protected] Blog: http://blogs.post-trib.com/davich/ Twitter at @jdavichOn 1/8/10 6:08 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:Hi Jerry , Im Rodney ...Im a icefisherman along with many others who are losing our public parking access on the south end of long lake in Valparaiso due to judge mary harper ,who resides on the street that some of us have been parking on for 30 years or more. Ive only been parking there 20. there has always been 2 no paking signs on either end of the parking area on the south side of the street pointing in an outward direction such as < no parking no parking > the space in between the signs is enough for 4 or 5 trucks depending on how people park. mary harper knows this is public parking,and it always has been since this stretch of road was the old public boat launch.. I cant say for sure it was her ,but i think she had the county come out and put up a sign that says no parking to end of road...if that wasnt enough, they came out and put up a sign on the other side of the road a few days later. And as always on the north side of the road there was a sign ,no parking this side of street. the State Police were out there a few days ago harassing icefisherman ,threatening to tow cars and trucks if people didnt move them. STATE POLICE for a county road ,when people are sliding into ditches and being runover by semitrucks in one of the worst snowstorms in years . STATE POLICE to remove peoples cars from a public parking area for fisherman ..because mary harper bought the house at the end of County road 600 N in valparaiso. Nobody walks on her property ..no one leaves trash out there, because we all know she lives there, and actually the icefisherman i associate with on the frozen water and online through a great message board ( ICESHANTY.COM ) are some of the best ,most respectful of others property bunch of fellas a guy could ever want to fish around. I dont know who makes the rules in Valparaiso , but i dont think its judge mary harper or the STATE POLICE . I go by the name Rotney72 on Iceshanty.com if you are interested in checking it out..Thank you very much for your time, im sure you get alot of screwy emails , but this topic irks alot of nice people. Rodney.