“We need to take serious actions now to suppress any spread of COVID-19, and that is going to include limiting access to City Hall and temporarily closing City libraries and public facilities across Long Beach,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. Brand said.At the county-run Nickerson Beach, county officials closed parking to nonresidents back in May in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to keep New York City beaches closed. The city will also limit the number of patrons that can be present in restaurants to half of their building occupancy in order to … If the beach is too crowded at any one entrance, attendants will close it and urge residents to enter at a different location.“That’s easier than telling people they can’t access at all,” Mr. So the boardwalk is now closed. Long Beach, CA - The City announced today that, in alignment with Los Angeles County, Long Beach beaches will be closed to the public this Fourth of July weekend starting Friday, July 3 (12:01 a.m.), through 5 a.m. on Monday, July 6, in a proactive effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Fearing the spread of Covid-19, some cities in Connecticut and Long Island are trying to keep nonresidents off the sand, butting up against legal mandates that require them to maintain public access.Connecticut and New York residents who don’t live along the coast are likely feeling the heat more than usual this summer, as one town after another has closed off its beaches to everyone except locals.Citing the need to prevent the spread of Covid-19, officials have instituted varying degrees of “residents only” policies on beaches in every coastal Fairfield County town except Greenwich, with Darien and Stamford the latest to shut off access.
“You have to draw the line somewhere.”But civil-liberties advocates say such restrictions conflict with a 2001 state David McGuire, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, which filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the 2001 case, said the ACLU is concerned that the virus is being used as a justification for exclusionary beach policies that in decades past were used as a tool for racial injustice.“I’m not saying that’s happening now, but we can’t allow the pandemic to be an excuse for unfair treatment of people,” Mr. McGuire said. The City provides a generous benefits package.
"Bendo said that, for now, the beach will remain open. Despite the warm weather, beaches along Long Beach’s and the South Bay’s coastline remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic Saturday, … But people should still maintain social distancing to stop the spread of the virus. We know you like it—that’s why you’re here. Participate in the 2020 Census! Beach, bike, and pedestrian paths will also be closed. “Our virus numbers in Fairfield are low right now — we’d all like it to stay that way,” said Sara Tieke, who was biking past the beach with her husband, Brad. “We have multiple ways to get onto our beaches, right in the middle of residential areas. “The entire point was the health and safety of residents and ensuring that county residents had access to the single county beach that they pay to maintain and operate.”Restricting public access along that shoreline could potentially violate federal policies that require communities that accept federal funds for beach restoration to maintain public access. She’s a Riverside native who found her love for journalism while at community college. Applicants should have a Washington State driver’s license or be able to get one in a reasonable time. Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a Stuart Malec, a spokesman for Representative Kathleen M. Rice, said the congresswoman’s district office on Long Island had inquired with the Army Corps about the restrictions. Long Beach closes bars, wineries in line with governor’s directive. Playground equipment is taped off and closed at Colorado Lagoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Long Beach Monday, March 23, 2020.
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