Breaking: St Johns County Will Close Public Access To The Beach

St Johns County announced that they will be closing access to beaches Sunday night.

In an article posted by Action News Jax they said:

St. Johns County announced Saturday evening that all public beaches in the county will be closed to public access starting 6 a.m. Sunday, March 29 until further notice.

“We have taken as many measures as possible up to this point to preserve our residents’ ability to access their beach. Unfortunately, those visiting the beach continue to ignore CDC guidelines regarding crowd size and personal distancing. In order to maintain public safety and respect the State of Florida’s Executive Order, we had no choice but to close the coastline to public access today,” said Hunter S. Conrad, St. Johns County Administrator. “We will continue to be methodical in our approach to closings related to COVID-19, and like every decision we have made to this point, we will open the beaches at the appropriate time when it is safe to do so.”