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Palm Beach County to announce when beaches will open

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Palm Beach County to announce when beaches will open
Palm Beach County to announce when beaches will open

Palm Beach commissioners will meet to make the final call on when to reopen beaches on Friday.

ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE THEIRFINAL DECISION AND IT WILLCOME WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS.W-P-T-V NEWS CHANNEL 5'SKAMREL EPPINGER JOINS US NOWLIVE FROM JUPITER BEACH PARKWITH THE SHERIFF'S PLAN TOKEEP PEOPLE SAFE.BEACH ACCESS IS ON THE MINDSOF MANY WHO ANXIOUSLY AWAITINGTO GET BACK OUT ON THE SAND.BEACHES HAVE EBEN CLOSED SINCEMARCH 20 FOLLOWING TGOVERNORS EXECUTIVE ORDERCURRENTLY THE PLAN IS TORE-OPEN BEACHES IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY ON MONDAY.COMMISSIONERS VOTED ON THATLAST FRIDAY.

HOWEVER THAT CANALL CHANGE THEY CAN WITH MOVETHAT DATE UP OR DELAY IT.GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 10PEOPLE WONT BE ALLOWED ANDBEACH GOERS MUST STAY SIX FEETAPART FROM OTHERS.

SHERIFFBRADSHAW SAYS MOST OF THEBEACH ENFORCEMENT WILL BE LEFTUP TO INDIVIDUALMUNICIPALITIES.

HIS DEPUTIESWILL BE MAINLY PATROLLINGLAKE-WORTH, SOUTH PALM AND THEBEACH IN PALM BEACH SHORES.

HEALSO MENTIONED THAT HE DOESN'TFORESEE ANY PROBLEMS WITHENFORCEMENT BASED ON THEPOSITIVE RESPONSE ANDCOOPERATION FROM THE PUBLICSINCE ENTERING PHASE ONE.BRADSHAW SOT 2:57-3:08 LETPEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE..

MYSENSE OF IT... WE'LL BE FINEONCE BEACHES REOPECONCESSION STANDS FOR BEACHCHAIRS AND UMBRELLAS WILLREMAIN CLOSED, AS WELL AS ANYFOOD OR BEVERAGE STANDS.BEACHGOERS WILL BE ALLOWED TOSUNBATHE, ACCORDING TO COUNTYOFFICIALS.TODAY GOVERNOR DESANTI

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