Marco – A City for All Ages

As a grandmother of three, I appreciate the joy kids have when giggling and enjoying our pool.  The speaker in the April 20 city council meeting condemned children for having fun. Asking kids to stop having fun is not an acceptable state for island living.

We are not a retirement village or national park. Comparisons to those make zero sense.

Marco Island is a city for all ages. Children live here, go to school here, and want to enjoy the outdoors. The intolerance towards children is really unacceptable and offensive.

Put yourselves in the shoes of children who are the future of this island. Let them enjoy their childhoods. Allow them to experience carefree times in the pool. The Florida climate is not conducive to children playing outdoors in the heat. In the evening, they can safely enjoy a game of catch or Marco Polo to cool off from the heat. 

It may be Marco Midnight for the older generation at 9 pm , but most kids are completing homework, getting home from lessons or sports games. 10 pm in the evening is reasonable for nighttime quiet hours. That makes sense in most Florida communities. We don’t need government overreach telling us that 8 pm is bedtime by those that have no children and don’t understand family life today. 

Kids should have the ability to enjoy their backyard pools without fear of retribution by nasty neighbors calling the police.