Cape Coral parks and beaches to reopen

Reopening beaches, dog parks, and athletic fields.

AND MORE..

ARE NOW ALLOWED TOSTART OPENING BACK UP IN CAPECORAL.

I’M JANE MONREAL.AND I’M PATRICK NOLAN.

THECITY’S PLAYGROUNDS ANDCOMMUNITY CENTERS ARE STAYINGCLOSED FOR NOW.

CITY LEADERSAND SOME RESIDENTS TELL OURMIANA MASSEY IT’S TIME TO MOVETHINGS ALONG WITH THE CITY’SREBOUND.01 TO 07:18 TO1:14 TO 1:181:23 TO 1:28VIRGINIA THOMAS OF CAPE CORAL,SAYS SHE’S HAD TO TRAVEL TONEIGHBORING TOWNS JUST TO GETSOME FRESH AIR" you can go to the grocerystore and be with hundreds ofpeople but you can’t go to yourlocal park i mean its justsilly" VIRGINIA THOMAS//ONE MAN SAYS PEOPLE ARE STARTINGTO GET CABIN FEVER,OPENING BEACHES AND PARKSPROMOTE EXERCISE AND HELP TORELIEVE STRESS" otherwise they get depressedand they get bummed out and thenthat yields another sense ofalienation beyond the economicproblem"GETTING BACK TO SOME SORT OFNORMALCY IS WHAT MANY CRAVE MOST"I understand we need to be safebut we also need to take care ofourselves be in nature see ourfriends, have a life not be in apandemic state of mind"CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL ADOPTINGMANY PHASE 1 GUIDELINES TOREOPEN THE STATENOW INCLUDING TENNIS ANDPICKLEBALL COURTS, ROTARY DOGPARK, AND THE CAPE CORAL YACHTCLUB BEACH AND PIER STARTINGTOMORROW(put graphic here)However, the following willremain closed:PlaygroundsYacht Club poolSun Splash water parkSheltersCommunity CentersCape Coral Sports ComplexATHLETIC FIELDS NOW SET TOREOPEN ON MAY 12THE COUNCIL STILL SUGGESTEDFOLLOWING C-D-C GUIDELINES ANDSOCIAL DISTANCING"you have to trust that peoplewill do what’s best for them"MARTY RITZ SAYS PEOPLE HAVE NOCHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW THE RULES"just make sure people stayapart and follow the rules andif we don’t well have to closeup again"THOMAS, TAKING EACH DAY AT ATIME...THANKFUL NEXT FEWOPENINGS"i know we’re all dying to getout here"IN CAPE CORAL, MIANA MASSEY FOX4 IN YOUR CORNERWE’RE TRACKING FLORIDA’SPROGRESS AS OUR STATE BEGINS TOREOPEN.

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