A man was fined after video posted on social media showed him drilling into Bob Hall Pier just one week after it opened. When I went to the pier to see the damage for myself, I found more than just one hole.
Local angler David Elwell showed me several holes he found in the new structure. Elwell said he is concerned about the damage to the pier.
“I don’t like it, I don’t like it, this is a nice pier, it’s a new pier,” Elwell said.
Man fined after drilling holes into newly opened Bob Hall Pier, anglers react
Some neighbors, like Vicki Scholten, said they initially thought the holes were part of the original construction — until I approached her and other visitors at the pier to ask about it…