BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County Sheriff said Monday beaches within the county will remain open, despite other Central Florida beach closures.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey said closing beaches would hurt the community and is not a necessary restriction to make at this time. “Our citizens love our beaches and we want to make sure they have access to them,” he said in a news conference.
Flagler County closed its beaches Monday. Volusia County has restricted car access in efforts to reduce the number of beachgoers.
Ivey acknowledged the beach crowds in Brevard County, saying he’s working with county beach officials and other law enforcement agencies to make sure they control the number of people gathering to the extent that they can.