50 gather to protest closing the dune
CORE president Bill Hory (left) leads dune exercise supporters down The Strand to the sand dune during a rally Sunday. Photo by Brent Broza (Brozaphoto.com) Protesters against banning exercise on the sand dune showed their numbers Sunday at a “Free the Dune” rally put on by Citizens for Outdoor Exercise and Recreation (CORE). The group of roughly 50 ralliers met at 26th St. and The Strand at 2 p.m. before marching up 33rd St. to Sand Dune Park, chanting “Free the dune” and waving signs that read “Don’t kill the hill” and “The dune belongs to everyone.” Olympian and AVP volleyball player Kerri Walsh of Hermosa Beach donated a signed volleyball to be used as a giveaway by CORE for the event. “The people of Manhattan Beach want [the dune] open,” said resident and CORE co-founder Jake Rome. “Look at all the people.” The City Council temporarily closed the dune last summer due to intense traffic through the quiet neighborhood in which it is situated. In January the council said the dune would not be reopened as a workout facility. The dune’s fate will be decided at a council meeting next month. Mira Costa freshman Miles Johnson has been playing on the dune as long as he can remember…
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