No kayaks yet but at least there’s Internet

CORNWALL — It looks like kayaks for Hammond Beach won’t be here until next summer. But while one can’t yet skim Cream Hill Lake there, surfing the Internet is a go.

Town beach Manager Tammy Decker proposed buying two kayaks for residents to paddle to and from the beach. While the funds are available in the beach account, there is an odd legal twist to the matter.

The property was donated to the town by the Hammond family for specific use as a beach, and not for docking and launching boats. Family members were contacted and have given the go-ahead for kayaks, which are small and carried into the water.

The Housatonic Valley Association holds the easement there, and advised that a change would have to be made to land records by an attorney to make it a legal use.

The selectmen are hoping to make that happen in time for next summer. 

In the meantime, for about the cost of having land line phone service at the beach, Decker had wireless Internet service installed. It is a safety improvement, as well as a convenience for people who want to bring those devices and even get a little work done while the children play.