Lee County Manager calls out Collier County Commissioner

Lee County Manager calls out Collier County Commissioner

Lee County Manager Roger Desjarlais says a Collier County Commissioner irresponsibly told people from the east coast to come visit our beaches.

He fears that this will bring crowds to the beaches during a pandemic when it is not needed.

ONLY BEACH IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDAOPEN WITH NO RESTRICTIONS FOTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.LEE COUNTY MANAGER ROGERDESJARLAIS SAYS A COLLIER COUNTYCOMMISSIONER ’IRRESPONSIBLY’INVITED PEOPLE ON THE EAST COASTTO OUR BEACHES.DESJARLAIS RELEASED THISSTATEMENT THAT READS IN PARTQUOTE- "COLLIER COMMISSIONERPENNY TAYLOR, IN AN ON-CAMERAINTERVIEW, IRRESPONSIBLY TOOK ITA STEP TOO FAR BY INVITINGPEOPLE FROM FLORIDA’S EAST COASTTO INUNDATE LEE COUNTY BEACHES....IT’S CHALLENGING ENOUGH TONAVIGATE THROUGH THE PANDEMICAND KEEP RESIDENTS’ BESTINTERESTS IN MIND WITHOUT ACOMM