After two-week closure, three Brunswick beaches reopen; Kure and Carolina still closed [Free read] – Port City Daily

Public beach accesses in Kure Beach remain closed as several beach communities along the coast reopen access points, allowing existing residents to exercise on the beach strand. (Port City Daily photo/Johanna F. Still)

SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. Less than two weeks after closing the public beach strand due to the coronavirus, many of Brunswick Countys southern beach towns have reopened their public access points.

Holden Beach and Ocean Isle Beach lifted their beach access restrictions effective noon Tuesday. Public parking remains closed in both towns, so the reopening will largely serve existing property owners. Holden Beach will allow exercise and relaxation while Ocean Isle Beach limits access to only exercise activities.

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Oak Island will reopen its beach strand Friday at noon, with access points staying open between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. The town will not allow beach equipment and only permit non-stationary exercise activities. Public parking lots remain closed and no one is permitted to park in a private parking lot for the purpose of accessing the beach. Violators of the towns order could be fined up to $1,000.

The public strand on Sunset Beach remains closed. Caswell Beach, one of the few municipalities that did not close off public access, has not lifted its public parking ban.

After four weeks of closure, Wrightsville Beach reopened its public access points at noon Monday. Parking remains closed and non-exercise activities and beach equipment are not permitted. In a statement late Friday after a small protest to reopen town businesses, Carolina Beach Mayor LeAnn Peirce said a soft reopening was in the works. In a live video streamed Wednesday afternoon, Pierce said staff is considering reopening the beach strand Monday to only exercise activities while limiting beach equipment.

In a Tuesday letter, Kure Beach Mayor Craig Blozinsky shared concerns about reopening too quickly before a greater percentage of the population is tested for the virus. Kure Beachs public beach strand remains closed.

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