WEBVTT .WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE AT5:00.ANNOUNCER: THIS IS A "WXII 1"EDITORIAL BY PRESIDENT ANDGENERAL MANAGER MICHELLE BUTT.MICHELLE: AT 6 WEEKS OLD, ISPENT MY FIRST SUMMER ON THEOUTER BANKS.MY PARENTS GREW UP ON THOSEOPEN, FREE, ACCESSIBLE BEACHESAND MY SISTER AND I WOULD DO NOLESS.I LEARNED THE LEGEND OF NAGSHEAD, CRABBED UNDER THE BONNERBRIDGE, AND CAUGHT BLUE FISH OFFTHE BEACH IN BUXTON.IT WAS IDYLLIC AND IS ACHERISHED TRADITION MY HUSBANDAND I HAVE PASSED ON TO OURCHILDREN.THE OPENNESS OF THE 300-PLUSMILES OF NORTH CAROLINA COASHAS ALWAYS ENSURED THAT OURBEACHES BELONG TO ANYONECROSSING THOSE BRIDGES, IF ONLYFOR A DAY.BUT A LAWSUIT BY EMERALD ISLEPROPERTY OWNERS COULD END THAT.IN NORTH CAROLINA, BEACH-GOEARE FREE TO ENJOY FROM WATERS'EDGE TO THE BASE OF THE FRONTAL,ALWAYS SHIFTING DUNES THPROTECT HOUSES AND ACCESSES FROMMOTHER NATURE'S ASSAULT. BUT ONECOUPLE HAS ASKED THE STATESUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN ALOWER COURT RULING AND ANEMERALD ISLE ORDINANCE THAT BARSBEACHFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS FROMPUTTING ANY BEACH EQUIPMENT ORSTRUCTURES WITHIN AN AREA 20FEET SEAWARD OF THOSE DUNES THEPROPERTY OWNERS ARGUE THISLIMITS THEIR PROPERTY OPTIONS.BUT THAT'S WHAT'S ALWAYS MADEOUR COAST SPECIAL, OURWILLINGNESS TO SHARE OUR BEACHWITH THE STRANGER ON THE TOWELNEXT TO US.WHILE I SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OFPROPERTY OWNERS', THIS LAWSUITCOULD EFFECTIVELY DAMAGE THEREPUTATION OF OUR STATE.IT'S A REPUTATION ALREADY UNDERASSAULT BECAUSE OF HOUSE BILLTWO.THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FORTRADITION, FOR THE WAY WE'VEALWAYS DONE IT.TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT, THISIS THAT TIME.