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But here is what I don't like about that group and the groups before them (and beach groups in general)...they are made up of people who "discovered" a beach and want it to stay exactly as they found it to the detriment of all others on Earth. Basically, they are elitists.
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Man, that's the truth. I've run into the same problem in Gulf Shores.
After the center of town there was vacant for a few years (developer had flattened existing restaurants, shops, and amusements during the "boom" period with plans to put a condo there, then the "bust" hit and the center of town was fenced off for like 4 or 5 years), a big, new restaurant opened
this spring. Instead of being happy about having families and tourists returning to Gulf Shores and enjoying it, some of the bitter old residents who don't even live that close got pissed over the "noise" and the "tourists," arguing that it should've been left undeveloped and that everything in town should be reserved for "locals." Of course, if the beach needs renourishing or the roads need to be repaved or so on, those same "locals" will be first in line asking the state and the tourists for money to pay for it.