The Suncoast Waterkeepers is a group which watches for problems within our local waters. They aren’t some government group, but one would think otherwise with comments from a recent Facebook post concerning results from tests at Palma Sola Bay and the continuing problems with the water and beaches there. The tests showed that along with human contaminants there were high levels of DNA from horse waste. Some are OK with saying “Of course there is, there are horses there.” Well, there are also people there. These folks long for the old days when a few girls would ride their horses there. They seem to overlook that it’s more than four or five girls riding once or twice a week, it’s now commercial businesses with eight or more horses operating seven days a week. Their waste is a problem at this point. But they blame everything but the horses. Somehow the horses get a pass. So, if the horse waste is so safe (as they claim) then maybe they can add stables to the new garage and have horse rides on Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach too.
Rick Lewis
Parrish
