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Reopening beaches is a hot topic in South Florida communities

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Reopening beaches is a hot topic in South Florida communities
Reopening beaches is a hot topic in South Florida communities

A Palm Beach County Commissioner's meeting Tuesday over boating and beach restrictions put the county mayor at odds with some at the City of Boca Raton, leaving questions about enforcement.

CREATING A BIT OF A "BACK ANDFORTH" TONIGHT.

A DISCUSSIONPUTTING PALM BEACH COUNTY'SMAYOR AT ODDS WITH SOME IN THECITY OF BOCA RATON..

ANDLEAVING QUESTIONS ABOUTENFORCEMENT.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S TODD WILSON HAS THE STOR<< NATS: (VO ) AFTER WEEKS OFCLOSURES - PARKS, BOAT RAMPS,GOLF COURSES, COMMUNITY POOLSAND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREASREOPENED IN PALM BEACH COUNTYPEOPLE ARE STILL ASKED TOPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDWEAR FACE COVERING WHENEVERPOSSIBLE.

NATS: (VO) WHEN ITCOMES TO OPENING UP BEACHES..AND EASING OTHER WATERRESTRICTIONS - PALM BEACHCOUNTY MAYOR DAVID KERNERTURNED THE DISCUSSION TO BOCARATON - USING RECENT TURNOUTSON THE WATER AS AN EXAMPLE OFHIS CONCERNS.

(SOT 1:28:13)SEC THE SHERIFF TEXTED ME APICTURE OF SOME SURVEILLANCEHE DID WITH HIS HELICOPTER OFA BODY OF WATER IN HISJURISDICTION AND .

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.THOPTICS OF IT WEREN'TENCOURAGING.

NATS: (VO) KERNERWAS TALKING TO BOCA RATONDEPUTY MAYOR JEREMY RODGERS.HE WENT ON TO SAY TO ROGERSTHAT THE CITY'S POLICEDEPARTMENT HAS AN OBLIGATIONTO ENFORCE THE CITY'S, COUNTYAND STATE ORDERS.

(SOT2:33:38) 9 SEC I HAVEN'T SEENTHAT IMAGE BUT MORE THANLIKELY THAT BODY OF WATER ISLAKE BOCA, IT'S PART OF THEINTRA COASTAL AND FLORIDA FISHAND WILDLIFE IS RESPONSIBLFOR PATROLLING THAT.

NATS:(VO) A DISCUSSION THAT ALSOHAS THE ATTENTION OFCOUNCILMAN ANDY THOMSON.

A HOTTOPIC IN HIS SOUTH COUNTYCOMMUNITY (SOT: ANDY THOMSON /BOCA CITY COUNCIL: ALLMUNICIPALITIES ARE EXEMPTEDFROM TRYING TO EXERT CONTROLOVER ANCHORING INCLUDING ONLAKE BOCA AND THAT APPLIES TOBOCA RATON BUT ON THE SOCIALDISTANCING PART THAT ISSOMETHING THE CITY OF BOCARATON CAN AND HAS BEENENFORCING ) ALL PALM BEACOUNTY BEACHES REMAIN CLOSED.RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONSFOR REOPENING BEACHES ARSTILL BEING ADDRESSED.

ANEMERGENCY COUNTY MEETING INOW SET FOR FRIDAY, (SOT8:25:47)(ANTHONY COSTELLO) 7SEC I THINK IT'S TIME TO OPENUP.

I THINK WE'VE GONE OVERAND ABOVE PREPARATIONS AND ITHINK WE'RE DUE.

(SOT8:27:46)(ERIC ZEITLINE) 8 SECI THINK THE PEOPLE AROUND HEREREALLY LIKE THEIR OUTDOORS ANDTHEY REALLY LOVE THEIR BEACHESBUT AGAIN WE HAVE TO BE REALLYSLOW AND REALLY CAREFUL.

TW,WPTV NC 5.

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