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Posted on: March 23, 2020

[ARCHIVED] City of Fort Pierce: COVID-19 Update #5

City of Fort Pierce

Contact: Shyanne Helms, 772.467.3034

March 23, 2020, 4:00 PM

Website: www.cityoffortpierce.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ftpierce

CITY PARKS AND BEACHES 

In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all City of Fort Pierce beaches are closed effective Monday, March 23, this includes South Causeway Park and Jaycee Park.

St. Lucie County beach accesses and all Florida State Parks are also closed.

BOAT RAMPS 

The boat ramps at Jaycee Park and Fisherman’s Wharf will remain open until further notice.

SPECIAL EVENTS

All special events in the City of Fort Pierce are canceled until further notice.

FL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The City of Fort Pierce urges all residents and visitors to practice social distancing and all other preventative measures provided by the Florida Department of Health and CDC. For more information, please visit: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/prevention.

CITY HALL

Fort Pierce City Hall is currently closed to the public. Essential services like police, solid waste, and utilities are not be impacted by this closure.

The Building Department remains open by appointment only for paper permit submittals. To make an appointment to meet with the building department, please call: 772-467-3199. For more information, visit: http://cityoffortpierce.com/131/Building-Department.

COMMUNICATION

We are committed to keeping our residents safe and informed - all public notices will be provided on the city’s website, social media channels and Fort Pierce TV Channel 27. Residents may subscribe to receive updates through the “COVID-19 Information” alert center on the city’s website: www.cityoffortpierce.com. Archived updates are also available on the city’s website.

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