Last year, three Gulf-front hotel owners sued the city over the public parking of cars on the beach during a large festival called The Greatest Show on Surf. Some of the people affected by the new policies say the city is misinterpreting the ruling. It's what the Treasure Island City Manager calls 'unintended consequences' of a judge's ruling in a lawsuit. And the concessionaires that work on the beach, many of whom were previously allowed to use a vehicle, now have to carry their gear and clean their areas on foot. Researchers from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium have been told they can no longer use a vehicle to monitor turtle nests.
The vegetation is growing on the beaches of Treasure Island.
