[buckalfa]

The article is interesting only in who has primacy in decision making during a declared emergency. The South Carolina governor appears ready to open the beaches with social distancing provisions. The mayors of these residential beach communitied are saying not so fast.

[Ikeon]

Ever dealt with beach house owners? This is typical, They would close the beach permanently if they could.

[Principled]

Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin said he understands the financial concerns of businesses that rely on visitors.

Whatever. Someone whose bank account only grows during this time, has no worry about where his next meal is coming from, or how he'll pay his mortgage has NO EFFING understanding. He's lucky if he's not lynched.

[upchuck]

One step forward, two steps back.

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[PistolPaknMama]

we’ll make the dollars when we can.”

He means after businesses have closed for good because they can't hang on indefinitely?

[moovova]

We have two houses concurrently lined up for a week on Folly Beach this summer (Aug). If we don’t go, that’s close to $12,000 out of two beach house owners’s pockets.

[Joe Boucher]

you are from South Carolina so you probably have been to the quaint small town of Folly Beach and Myrtle Beach.
This time of year all the folks from the High Country go to Folly and Myrtle Beach and crowd everything.
No way folks will distance themselves so the mayors insist,, they do not care to be a hot spot.
Same for all Beach hot spots.

[livius]

Those places have been trying to shut down “outsider” access to “their” beaches for years. They finally found the perfect excuse. I think there is a least one lawsuit in the works, though.

[JimRed]

If you pay big bucks and huge taxes to own a beach house, you’re going to want to use “your” beach. So the beaches will be opened, but parking will be prohibited. That’ll keep the non-residents and po’ folks away.

[DeplorablePaul]

As I understand it, the governor and sheriffs control access to the beaches. Hilton Head Island’s mayor closed the beaches before McMaster. The beaches were open until the governor closed them. I think the same will be true as we reopen.

ps.

I’m protesting at Tail Gators, my favorite bar, today. Open this bar!

[abb]

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/04/21/coronavirus-florida-protest-planned-push-opening-pensacola-beach/5164440002/
‘Open Escambia County Beaches Now’ protest planned for downtown Pensacola, FL