Park use goes up during Covid-19

Park use goes up during Covid-19

MORE AND MOREFAMILIES ARE TURNITO LOCAL PARKS FORAN ESCAPE FROM THECOVID QUARANTINE.ACCORDING TO AGOOGLE MOBILITYREPORT -- ERIE ANDNIAGARA COUNTY AREBOTH SEEING A HUGESPIKE IN THE NUMBEROF PEOPLE VISITINGPARKS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYTAKES A CLOSERLOOK.OH, THIS IS PERFECT.THIS IS MY WEATHER.THE HOTTER THEBETTERAS THE SUN BLAZEDOVERHEARD .

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.PEOPLE LINED UP ATHAMBURG TOWN PARKTO BUY A BEACH PASS.EVERYONE HERE WASANXIOUS TO JOIN ALLTHOSE WHO WERESPREADING OUTALONG THE WATER'SEDGE.PEOPLE AREN'TTRAVELING AS MUCH,ESPECIALLY WITH KIDSWITH ACTIVITIESCANCELLED ANDYOUTH SPORTS NOTHAPPENING .

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MANYTHINK LOCAL PARKSAND BEACHES WILL BETHE HOT SPOTS THISSUMMER.IT IS REALLY LIKE ONLYONE OF THE THINGS TODO BECAUSEEVERYTHING ISCLOSED .

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.CLOSED BY USBUT THINGS AREDIFFERENT DUE TOCOVID-19THE PUBLICBATHROOMS ANDCONCESSION STANDAT HAMBURG BEACHARE STILL CLOSED -NORMALLY THEY OPENON MEMORIAL DAYAND A BRAND NEWPLAYGROUND IS OFF-LIMITSI KNOW THIS IS GOINGTO BE TOUGH FOR KIDSBUT SHARINGEQUIPMENT ISPROBABLY NOTSOMETHING WE WANTTHEM TO DO.WHETHER IT ISTOSSING A BALLAROUND, A FRISBEE,OR PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, THOSE ARETHINGS WE JUST CAN/TENDORSE RIGHT NOWWE ARE SEEINGNUMBER THAT I'VENEVER SEEN ASCOMMISSIONER OPARKSERIE COUNTY PARKSARE ALSO SEEING ABIG SURGE BUT USERSARE BEING REMINDEDABOUT THE PANDEMIC.WHILE THE PUBLICBATHROOMS ANDCONCESSION STANDAT CHESTNUT RIDGEARE OPEN - MANYPARK BATHROOMSARE NOT.WE HAVE 20 PORTA-JOHNS SCATTEREDAROUND ERIE COUNTYPARKS TO HELPALLEVIATE THAT ISSUEWENDT AND BENNETTBEACH REMAINCLOSED.THEY WILL BE CLOSEUNTIL THE END OF THEMONTH AND THEN WEWILL MAKE A CALLFROM THEAND PEOPLE AREBEING ADVISED TOAVOID USING THEETERNAL FLAME TRAILAT CHESTNUT RIDGE.YOU WILL BE PASSINGOTHER HIKERS AND BENEAR OTHER HIKERS,NOW IS NOT THE TIMEFOR THATCOUNTY OFFICIAL AREASKING PEOPLE TOSPREAD OUT AND NOTCONGREGATE AT JUSTTHE WELL-KNOWNPARKS.THE PUBLIC INENCOURAGED TO USEAN ONLINE TOOL ATERIE.GOV/PARKS THATWILL HELP YOU FINDLESSER-KNOWNCOUNTY PARKS BYYOU HOME.YOU ARE GOING TO BEPASSING OTHERHIKERS AND BE NEAROTHER HIKERS, NOW ISNOT THE TIME FORTHTWO VERY POPULARACTIVITIES ARE DISCGOLF AND CAMPING ATSPRAGUE BROOKPARK.

THOSE ARESTILL SHUT DOWN.

BUTCOUNTY OFFICIALSTELL ME THEY ARELOOKING AT BOTH OFTHOSE SITUATIONS TOSEE HOW SOON THEYCAN BE REOPENED.

INHAMBURG, ED REILLY 7EWN