To: Matthew Kerwin, Founder: Washtenaw Skinnydippers

Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission: please open the rec building to nude recreation.

We ask that the Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission open the county's recreation building for nude recreation on Saturday nights with the understanding that non-residents may pay a higher fee.

Why is this important?

The county parks dept. is formed to provide recreation not readily available in the community; there are no public nude beaches in Michigan and no private nudist resorts in the county. The police charge skinnydippers with "disturbing the peace" even without a citizen's complaint. The county's recreation building is closed on Saturday nights. We ask that the recreation building be opened to nude recreation on Saturday nights.