Modified hours go into effect Friday on Collier County beaches

Several people turned out to Vanderbilt Beach Friday morning before the county's modified hours went into effect.

The beaches are closed 11:00 a.m.

To 5:00 p.m.

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WILL FLY THEIR WORLD WAR TWOPLANES OVER THE ENTIRE CITY ATNOON.STARTING THIS MORNING,RESTRICTIONS AT A NUMBER OFSOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES GOINTO EFFECT FOR THE FOURTH OFJULY WEEKEND.INCLUDING COLLIER COUNTY, THEYWERE FIRST IN OUR AREA TO DECIDETO DO SO TO LIMIT CROWDS.JESSICA ALPERN IS LIVE ONVANDERBILT BEACH, WHERE THOSCHANGES ARE OFFICIALLY IN EFFETHIS MORIN(AD LIB)WE ANTICIPATE WE’LL SEE A NUMBEROF NEIGHBORS OUT HERE THISMORNING THROUGHOUT THE NEWSCAST.BECAUSE AT 11 A-M IS WHENBEACHES LIKE THIS WILL BE OFFLIMITS.STARTING THIS MORNING, FROM 11TO FIVE... BEACHES IN COLLIERCOUNTY WILL BE CLOSED.THE SAME GOES FOR NAPLES ANDMARCO ISLAND BEACHES.THOSE WITH BEACH STICKERS CANSTILL ENJOY THE SAND AND WATERDURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURSAND IN THE EVENING.THEY’RE WELCOME FROM FROMSUNRISE UNTIL 11... AND 5 TOSUNSET.THE MODIFIED HOURS ARE INANTICIPATION OF THE HOLIDAYWEEKEND.THE COUNTY AND CITIES WANTED TOENSURE NEIGHBORS WOULD STILL BEABLE TO ENJOY SOME OUTDOORTIME..BUT DETER VISITORS AND LARGECROWDS...the right decisionWE DO ANTICIPATE THERESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN PLACEBIT LONGER THAN THE HOLIDAWEEKEND.COLLIER SAYS ITS MODIFIED HOURSWILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON THEWEEKENDS UNTIL COUNTIES ON THEEAST COAST REOPEN THEIR BEACHES.AS OF RIGHT NOW BROWARD ANDMIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACHES ARESET TO CLOSE TODAY THROUGH THESEVENTH.BUT MAYORS THERE HAVE ALREADYSAID CLOSURES COULD BE EXTENDED,IF CONDITIONS DO NOT IMPROVE APEOPLE DO NOT FOLLOW THE