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Let’s hope the suspension of overnight camping at Sand Island State Recreation Area, starting Friday, will be short-lived. Unfortunately, rowdy and reckless nighttime behaviors have made public safety a concern, and have diminished quality of the park.
The area will be closed overnight indefinitely while the state works on a new Civil Resource Violations System, which will enable issuing of citations and fines on the spot.