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Golf courses, boat ramps, parks to reopen Wednesday in Palm Beach County

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Golf courses, boat ramps, parks to reopen Wednesday in Palm Beach County
Golf courses, boat ramps, parks to reopen Wednesday in Palm Beach County

Parks, golf courses, marinas, boat ramps, community pools, and other recreational activities will reopen in Palm Beach County on Wednesday after being closed for more than a month due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

WITH GOLF COURSES, BOAT RAMPSAND PUBLIC PARKS.

THE MAYORAND COUNTY LEADERS MAKING THEANNOUNCEMENT LATE THISAFTERNOON....BUT STILLSTRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OFSOCIAL DISTANCING.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S RYANHUGHES IS LIVE TO BREAK DOWNTHE NEW INFORMATION.THE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYING THISDECISION TO SLOWLY REOPEN ISBASED ON LOCAL DATA.

SHE SAYSTHE POSITIVITY RATE OFCOVID-19SINCE THE BEGINNING OFAPRIL HAS DROPPED FROM 17.8PERCENT TO 11.1 PERCENT...PARKS, GOLF COURSES, BOATRAMPS AND PUBLIC POOLS WILREOPEN WEDNESDAY, BUT UNDECERTAIN GUIDELINES.<< ALONSO: 59:38“THIS DOESNOT MEAN WEIN ANY SHAPE, WAY OR FORM”PALM BEACH COUNTY ANNOUNCINGITAND SLOWLYREOPENING...STARTING WITH BOATRAMPS, GOLF COURSES AND PUBLICPARKS BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY.52:00“WE ARE GOING TO DO ITIN A VERY STRATEGIC AND VERYROLE-BASED REGULATORY BEST WAYTHAT ENSURES THE SAFETY OF NOTJUST THOSE RECREATING BUT THEMEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK INTHOSE INDUSTRIES” THETRANSITION TO SLOWLY REOPENSOME RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESWILL FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINESWHILE STILL PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING.

BOATS WILL NEED TOSTAY 50 FEET APART, NOANCHORING AT SANDBARS ORPARTYING TOGETHER, AND THELENGTH OF YOUR BOAT DETERMINESTHE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ALLOWEDON BOARD...BUT NO MORE THAN10.

AVID FISHERMAN ANDBOATER....ERIC CECERE...ISEAGER TO GET BACK ON THEWATER.

4:34“ THESE ARE LITTLETHINGS THAT ARE GOING TO KEEPTHE SPIRITS UP FOR THE LOCALSAND MAKE WHATSEVERE AND NOT AS PAINFUL ASIT IS FOR MANY PEOPLE INREGARDS TO INCOME AND LOSINGTHEIR JOBS” GOLF COURSES WILLALSO REOPEN....BUT ONLY ONEPERSON WILL BE ALLOWED IN THEGOLF CART...UNLESS ITFAMILY MEMBER LIVING IN THESAME HOME...AND NO ONE CANTOUCH THE FLAGSTICK OR RAKE INTHE BUNKER.

AND PUBLIC PARKSWILL OPEN UP TO WALKERS,RUNNERS AND BIKERS FROMSUNRISE TO SUNSET.

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