Long Island Officials Release Beach, Park Plan For 'Summer Like No Other' (Patch)
Read the plan 13 Long Island town supervisors created for beaches, parks, playgrounds, pools, spray parks and more this summer.
Long Island town supervisors have come together to discuss a re-opening plan for beaches and parks this summer — and for the first time, their recommendations were released Monday.
The Suffolk County Supervisors Association joined together with supervisors from Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay to formulate the plan.
The Nassau/Suffolk Towns' Summer Operations Task Force guidelines are a "bi-county effort to safely offer residents the core summer services that make Long Island the best place in the country to spend summer," according to the newly released plan.
The established policies were agreed upon by the Nassau and Suffolk town officials on Monday; those guidelines are subject to New York State approval and should there be any conflict with current or future state guidance, the "stricter" state guidance will take precedence, officials said.
All 13 Long Island town supervisors met on May 1 to discuss, during a videoconference, the potential "re-opening" plan for local parks and beaches this summer amid the coronavirus crisis.
During that meeting, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Von Scoyoc said all would agree that it would be a "summer like no other.”
(photo credit: Lisa Finn - Patch)
