According to the order of the Campania Region. But, in a bit of good news, government officials allow chairs at night. Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The go-to summer spots are open! All of Sanibel Islands beaches are open once more in time for the Fourth of July holiday. The wind created great conditions for kite surfing. Most comments urged the city council to open the public facilities for residents. The three men voted against the motion calling for shortened hours during the week and limitations on activities. This is what it looked like after the storm passed. Happier than a clam, happier than a lobster. Come Saturday and Sunday, the beaches will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent. Beaches and parks in the cityof Naples will reopen with certain limitations on Thursday, the Naples City Council decided. The recommendation also asks the city manager for the ability to tow illegally parked vehicles. The City of Naples, Florida,has voted to reopen its beaches again but with some limitations this time around. Parking will be limited tothose with beach stickers (both city and Collier County stickers are accepted) but the city will not allow parking on residential streets unless they are properly marked parking spaces. "I'm hoping with Collier County reopening its beaches, Naples will allow me to return to my favorite beach.". On weekends, city beaches will open from 7 am to 11 am and reopen from 5 pm to sunset. Listen to The Last Ride podcast, Episode 7: The investigation and the loose ends They ran the gamut as some speakersscolded the council for closing the beach, some werein favor of the closure and othersurgedfora tempered re-opening with various restrictions. Collier County beach parking passes can be accessed or renewed Monday Friday, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., starting Friday, May 15, 2020, at the following locations: Golden Gate Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples, Veterans Community Park, 1895 Veterans Park Drive, Naples, East Naples Community Park, 3500 Thomasson Drive, Naples, Sun-N-Fun Splash Park Ticket Office at North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, Naples. Parking enforcement has been beefed up with fines doubling to $200 with no option to pay early for a discount. 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The council also decided to reopen Naples City Pier and its concessions, the city dock to pedestrian traffic, as well as the concessions and volleyball courts at Lowdermilk Park. Find her on Twitter as @CarloniBrittany. Naples beaches and beach access points will reopen to the public with the following restrictions: Naples Pier remains closed. On the weekends, beach hours will be bifurcated. Via Miramar NAPLES, Fla. All Collier County beaches are under a swim advisory due to a number of health factors, according to the Florida Department of Health in Collier County. I mean we go over and visit their beaches, they come over and visit our beaches, but during an emergency like this, jeopardizing the health and safety is just something we have to protect, said Heitmann. On Saturday and Sunday, beaches will open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and during this time, no coolers, chairs or tents will be allowed. Collier officials said they would rescind their restrictions once Broward and Miami-Dade counties reopen . Its a tough situation, and I dont envy their task, but I do think there should be some sort of compromise that can work for the benefit of everybody because I do think fresh air and sun is beneficiary for everybody, said Mark Riley of Naples. Moving forward, Taylor said she doesn't think beaches should be closed and wants to move in a direction that honors law enforcement and at the same time allowspeople on the beach. Naples City Councilapproved the reopening ofthecitys 8 miles ofbeacheson Wednesdaywithcomplexrestrictions. But Naples beaches are still closed 11 a.m.-5 p.m. over the weekend. These plans were outlined under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and Gov. Naples' autumn features a 10-degree slide into winter and with . Home NBC-2 | WBBH How to get a parking pass now that Naples beaches are reopen. 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Naples beaches, pier and city dock set to reopen after council cites east coast beach reopenings. Slowly but surely the beautiful beaches of Naples, Florida are opening up after Hurricane Ian! Marco Island decided Wednesday to reopen public beach accesses Thursday. Naples Police Chief Tom Weschler described Saturday's scenes on the beach during the emergency meeting. Public beaches in Naples to close Sunday at 12:01 a.m., crowded conditions cited, Beachgoers enjoy return to Collier, Naples shorelines after coronavirus closure, Naples City Council votes to reopen access to city beaches, parks, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. According to CBS affiliate WINK News, the city council voted 4-3 in favor of reopening with restrictions based on the days of the week. Public comments at the emergency meeting ran hours long. Vedado Way. Tourism as a community's lifeblood. "My judgment call was not done hastily," Mayor Teresa Heitmann said. Increased parking fines ($200) remain in effect for violators, as Continue reading "City of . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In Naples, you cant really get picky this is pretty much as good as it gets wave-wise. The fire chief said more testing will increase the number of positive cases, but that doesn't eliminate the fact that there are still new cases being reported. If you have a city or county parking sticker, you will be allowed to park in Collier County lots or Naples lots. I lost my house and my cars to the hurricane, and yeah, I really havent been able to do fun stuff like this, so its just really an awesome feeling to like kite surf and jump in the air, said Canaday. All rights reserved. City Council voted to open beaches from Monday through Friday from sunrise to sunset . Boy is it beautiful to be at the beach, back at the beach, said Burkhard Klein, of Naples. As long as I can come to the beach at some point during the day, its perfect. For Cape May, New Jersey tourism is . I heard descriptions of mayhem and a lack of regard to emergency orders of social distancing.". NAPLES, Fla. Beaches are still closed to the public at this time in Naples. The city councils decision Wednesday came after Collier County voted 3-2 to reopen county beaches starting Thursday. The police chief offered the council five options to open discussion on reopening the beach again. / CBS Miami. What better way to enjoy the outdoors by having a picnic? "By 4 p.m. it was body to body on the beach," Weschler said. That makes it much more comfortable to watch the sunset. They will be closed during afternoons on weekends to discouragevisits bybeachgoers from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, which are not permitted to open beachesyet because of the coronavirus pandemic. The city received complaints Saturday that the beaches were overcrowded and people "were not, or could not comply with social distancing requirements mandated during the public health emergency caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus," according to a document the city manager put together forMonday's emergency meeting. The City of Sanibel is excited to announce all public access beach park locations in Sanibel are now open. Weschler described onestreet's turnaround by the beach as a "parkaround" as beachgoers neglected parking ordinances and scoffed at citations police officers had written. The beaches will have shorter hours on weekends: 7 to 11 a.m. and then 5 p.m. to sunset. Parking at the Beach. I mean we come here as much as possible. All the []. After hitting Southern Florida on the evening of Sep. 23 and extending to the following week, the storm brought extreme damages to buildings, houses and local families. Beach parking continues to be restricted to vehicles with City of Naples and Collier County beach parking stickers. "And since we do have one more meeting, let's keep parking related things in place until next week and we can see if theres really a need.". Also, the quality of the water concerns me we are not trying to be stupid, but we are trying to, you know, having a little bit of fun and be careful, said Klein. May 11, 2020 Naples City Council approved the reopening of the city's 8 miles of beaches on Wednesday with complex restrictions. Editor's note: An earlier version of this story stated that Lowdermilk Park would remain closed.