Nassau County residents' vehicles can access the designated areas at Peters Point and Lewis Street between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily. At the end of the day, Mullin will be signing an executive order to re-open Nassau County beaches on Friday, May 1st, 2020 within these guidelines: • no parking on the beach Nassau County passed a law Wednesday banning non-residents at its county beach, after the regional approach went out the window when Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to open New York City beaches… Fernandina Beach closed its public beaches as of 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, and Nassau County did the same beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, March 22, due to spring break crowds flocking to island beaches after Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry closed Duval County’s beaches at 5 p.m. that Friday. In Nassau County, the county board voted Wednesday to open Nassau beaches on May 6. Mullin talked of numerous consultations and communications between Nassau County officials and authorities in Fernandina Beach including the City Manager. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While Duval County beaches have closed to the COVID-19 pandemic, some beaches in surrounding counties, including Nassau and St. Johns, were still open … The group appeared to be in agreement that until the state parks are open on the south and north end of the Island, City and County beaches should remain closed. Nassau officials announced that starting next Friday, county beaches will be open at 50 percent capacity, in time for Memorial Day weekend. If Indian River County beaches remain even partly open, they could be the closest open beaches north of South Florida, which has experienced the largest COVID-19 outbreak. Beaches on Amelia Island and in the City of Fernandina Beach remain closed. Beaches that will open will do so at 50% capacity. Beachgoers will be required to practice social distancing and to limit groups to no more than 10 people. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran signed legislation Wednesday to limit access to county-owned Nickerson Beach to county residents, effectively making all public beaches on the South Shore, except April 28, 4:30 p.m.: Nassau County staff is developing a new procedure to re-open County beaches for normal activities (excluding beach driving, camping, horseback riding … There is … Robert Moses State Park beach will be open (photo taken in 2017) Nassau County beaches are much more variable than those in New York City, as some are only open … County Commissioners said at the special meeting Friday that they did not have advance notification that Duval County beaches would open at 5:00 p.m. today, believing the decision would be made through a coordinated regional effort, as agreed. Nassau County has a new plan to open its beaches on the south end of Amelia Island starting May 1, according to an announcement Tuesday. Some people on the call said they could be prepared to open the beaches on May 1, but officials fell short of declaring beaches will be open by that date. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — Nassau County officials announced Tuesday they are developing a plan to reopen county beaches now that Florida Gov. Flagler County open beaches, Nassau County beaches to open in May First Coast News | 04-22 NASSAU COUNTY , Fla. — Flagler County will allow for reopening its beaches Wednesday on a limited basis for physical and mental health activities, the county said in a press release sent out Tuesday. DeSantis plans to lift the state's stay at … Nassau officials announced that starting next Friday, county beaches will be open at 50 percent capacity, in time for Memorial Day weekend. Hempstead beaches, including Point Look Out and Lido Beach, will only be open to those from Nassau. Nassau County City Commissioner Danny Leeper said the county would like to work with each town to re-open … In Nassau County, the county board voted Wednesday to open Nassau beaches on May 6. In a Monday conference call that included county and Fernandina Beach officials, Danny Leeper, chair of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, said people are getting restless. NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The Nassau County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday evening to reopen its beaches on Friday. Jones Beach in Nassau and Robert Moses State Park in Suffolk will still be open to everyone, as they are state-run beaches. 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