Your suggestion "We wonder if a compromise would be to move ahead with the purchase but not allow and promote public access along the entire beach." has already been put forth many times--but the reality is that it is impossible to restrict access to part of the beach. We have heard from residents on Lopez and Orcas that the public routinely ignores signs that tell people to stay off the private portion of the beaches adjoining public access areas.
The adopted Shoreline Master Program states:
"Section 3.2.D, Public Access:
5. Provide overland public access only to those public tidelands which abut publicly owned uplands, or where the public tidelands are separated from the private uplands by some natural barrier...
7. Design public access to provide for public safety and require buffers between public access areas and adjacent private property to minimize potential negative impacts to private property and individual privacy."
The Clure proposal is in clear violation of these Polices.