Judge Opens Road To Provide Beach Access In Sea Cliff
story by La Prensa
A superior court judge in the Second Judicial District has ruled that a landowner at Sea Cliff has to allow the public to use a road leading to the beach in front of his property.
"The existing road is a necessary step to allow access to public property, which in this case is the beach," Judge Juan Francisco Castillo wrote in his decision, which reversed a lower court ruling.
The closure of the road has resulted in a long-running feud between residents of the community and property owner Richard Crucet. Crucet had erected a fence blocking the road, which had angered many residents who used it to access the beach.
The situation came to a head last year when police had to be called in to quell a disturbance between armed guards hired by Crucet and local fishermen who wanted to tear the fence down.
The judge said his ruling was based on expert testimony and documentary evidence that showed that the road was used for years as a right of way to the beach. The judge also ordered the easement to be entered into the Public Registry.
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