Thread: Soon pier closing may seem a small access problem

Yesterday at 2 pm our bridges to the Outer Banks closed. Here is more info….https://islandfreepress.org/outer-ba...allowed-entry/

Not quite as draconian, but it has started here too.
Last night the Dauphin Island Town Council voted (unanimously) to close ALL public beach access parking on the island until April 1st (at least).
And they have citizens on social media clamoring to close the bridge access to the island like in the case mentioned above.

That sound is our civil liberties being thrown out like the proverbial baby, all in the interest of "public safety"...

I am personally glad that we do not have the mobs of kids that one sees at South Padre and the Florida beaches.

It will be interesting to see if "hot spots" of infection develop around those places. If so, I hope we are a "warm" spot, at worst.

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Save the planet by skipping a plastic straw, but don't cancel your spring break plans because someone you'll never meet will get sick or die. Insensitive but predictable.

How close we came to having Orange Beach beaches closed yesterday...
https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/03/alabama-leaves-beaches-open-for-now.html?fbclid=IwAR0RZX1GyqPLMeLGP3O1WnS9qzUBF8R3 Frq7ntXOkDSqmnbGapJUoPRNVe0

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon, who asked the governor to close the public beaches during a teleconference, told AL.com no decision was reached in an afternoon call with Ivey and mayors across the state.His administration was trying to stay ahead of the pandemic and take all necessary precautions before it hits coastal Alabama. “No resolution at this time. Ball is in the state’s court,” Kennon said via text.
“We are working with restaurants, business and with everyone to come up with a plan that is socially responsible," he said during an in-person interview earlier in the day. “If we share the sacrifices now by pulling together in the same common direction then the individual burdens will all be less.”
Kennon said his police department is strongly enforcing the longstanding alcohol ban to discourage large crowds gathering but had hoped there would be an order from Montgomery.
His biggest concerns are the longstanding impact of the virus on tourism, business and jobs.
“This is reminiscent of the BP oil spill,” he said. “It’s coming at the worst time for businesses because they are cash poor, and also for cash poor workers. It would be the worst time of the year to lose their jobs. These are friends and neighbors, but we have to worry about everyone.”

From the Gulf Shores mayor, just now - ["

Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft makes an early-morning announcement that public access beaches will be closed effective 7 A.M. Friday, with a tentative reopen date of April 6."] He said that the access would be closed, primarily by shutting down the parking lots to those beaches.

Well guess we won't have to worry about the construction shutting us down for awhile.

IF the pier does remain open (which I suspect it will not),
BE SURE TO MAINTAIN "SOCIAL DISTANCING".

This t-shirt may help...


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just injecting a little humor folks ;-) lol

Sent an Email to Greg Lein,Kevin Jones and Lamar Pendergrass asking if they had decided on closing the Beach Access at the pier or closing the pier. No response yet but will post what I hear back from them.