I'm not one to support the actions of Kennecott Land because they are rarely well thought out or executed in a reasonable manner.

There are things to consider before making demands regarding the lake. The lake is the exclusive private property of Kennecott Land. They pay the rather large bills that allows our access to the lake. We are guests of Kennecott when using any portion of the lake (beaches, playgrounds, parks, paths). KL and their appointed security have every right to call the police and take action against those trespassing on private property.

As for media, I know of 6 different issues where homeowners or groups of homeowners had very serious issues with Kennecott Land, some life threatening, and the media ignored the issue. In this economy it is bad business to make trouble for any viable advertiser, especially one as large as Kennecott. Once any media type calls KL and finds the lake is private, no story.

Just as they chose to close the beaches, if the trail problem becomes too visible or is just too much to administer, an extremely credible case could be made to shut down the paths too. Remember, we (the homeowners) demanded Kennecott take control of the lake and the problems surrounding it. They are doing just that. Until KL gates Daybreak or residents start wearing very visible identification, the rules have to be generic and apply to residents and non-residents.

If you can't make it to the lake in the dawn to dusk hours, it may be time to plot a new route on trails that belong to the HOA. If I remember correctly, Kennecott says homeowners have voted our trail system one of the top amenities. Whether that's true or just more marketing hype, I don't know. But they can say it, they own the place.