Martin County Sheriff's Office prepares for an unprecedented Memorial Day weekend

The Martin County Sheriff's Office is preparing for an unprecedented Memorial Day weekend.

UNPRECEDENTED MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND& THE UNOFFICIAL STARTOF SUMMER COMING WITH ADDEDSAFETY CHALLENGES - IN THE NEWREALITY OF COVID-19RESTRICTIONS.

MEGHAN MCROBERTSREPORTS ON THE PLAN IN MARTINCOUNTY TO MAKE SURECELEBRATIONS DON'T GET OUT OHAND<< LOOKLIVE INTRO: AS YOU CANEXPECTSTEPPING UP STAFFING, SPREADINGOUT RESOURCES, TO MAKE SURESOCIAL DISTANCING RULES AREFOLLOWED IN MANY AREAS,INCLUDING BEACHES, SANDBARRESTAURANTS..

PKG CALL IT ANEARLY START TO THE HOLIDAYWEEKEND& SAILORMARTIN COUNTYWELCOMING DINERS BACK TO THEIRBUSINESS& AS THEY STILLREBOUND FROM WEEKS OF BEINCLOSED.

15:05:46:14 "IT ISTOUGH, IRESTAURANT 11 YEARS, SO ITTOUGH TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY”MICHAEL LAMATTINA SAYS THEYREMOVED AT LEAST 20 TABLES TOMEET CAPACITY LIMITS& ANDTHEYEVER.

15:07:26:23“WEEVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TOKEEP IT SAFE” IF HE DIDNHE KNOWS THE RISK.

AND LAWENFORCEMENT HAS ALREADY MADERANDOM STOPS HERE.

15:06:16:07“WEINSPECT US, WEHEALTH DEPARTMENT COME IN.WETIMES AND INSPECT US.

PASSEDEVERYTIME” 15:14:15:12“THERESTAURANT OWNERS, THE KNOWTHE LAW, THE KNOW THEREGULATIONS, THEY KNOW THERULES” SHERIFF WILLIAMSSNYDER SAYS HIS DEPUTIESALREADY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TODO ANY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.THIS ONE- WILL NEED EVEN MORELAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT.15:13:14:22 "WESEE A HUGE INFLUX OF PEOPLE ONTHE BEACHES AND THE SANDBARS.WE WILL HAVE TO TRIAGE LIKE WEUSUALLY DO” AND WITH SANDBARCLOSURES TO THE SOUTH& SNYDERKNOWS THERE COULD BE EVEN MOBOATERS IN MARTIN COUNTY.SO-SIX BOATS FROM MARTINCOUNTY, JUPITER AND STUARTWILL ALSO BE ON THE WATER.

25EXTRA DEPUTIES WILL BE OBEACHES& 15:15:38:08“ON TOPOF THE SANDBARS, ON TOP OF THEBEACHES, ON TOP OFRESTAURANTS, ON TOP OF ALL OFOUR CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE WILLALSO HAVE DUI PATROLS BECAUSEMEMORIAL DAY IS UNFORTUNATELYONE OF OUR DRINKING HOLIDAYS”URGING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THERULES ON THEIR OWN& SO LAWENFORCEMENT DOESNSTEP IN.

15:17:32:19“OUR GOALIS THAT PEOPLE ENJOY THEHOLIDAY, BUT REMEMBER WHATMEMORIAL DAY IS, ITTHAT RECOGNIZES THE SACRIFICEOF 1000S OF AMERICANS WHO GAVETHEIR LIVES.

WHAT A TERRIBLEDAY TO BREAK THE LAW AND CAUSELAW ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE TOCOME INTO YOUR LIFE” MM NC 5