According to the park staff here at Honeymoon Island State Park this evening, the park was overwhelmed by the influx of visitors. The park ended up closing its door around noon. Not only did the park shut down. The causeway was shut down as well. Apparently the social distancing policies just couldn’t be enforced. Hopefully this mass influx of people to the beach doesn’t continue over the next couple days while the surf’s up.
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Reopening Pinellas County Beaches Following Jacksonville Opening Theirs
I hope Pinellas County recognizes the move Duval County (Jacksonville) made to allow residents to exercise today on their beach. To prevent the increase in rates of heart disease we all need to be able to exercise, and since the Governor of the state is permitting “essential activities”, according to the Duval County website, it’s essential that Pinellas County be reopened to essential activies on our beaches. Surfing is not a crime. Duval Counties opened the Jax Pier and Mayport Poles to surfing today, and we should open Sand Key and Honeymoon Island. The curve has flattened. Reopen our beaches Pinellas.
