Talk of lawsuits is going too far. The governor is moving fast and people will keep coming and we have to work together and do the best we can to keep our community and visitors safe. Sooner rather than later vacation rentals will be open and we will have a lot of people here.
As our COVID-19 situation in South Walton continues to evolve we'll posting news and updates from our partners and friends on their procedures and operations, in particular what they are doing to keep clean and safe to protect guests and patrons. Please be extra patient and understanding as safe procedures and cleaning will take extra work and more time.
I am encouraged by the fact that we have been partially open (quite a lot of people and activity) for two weeks and no new cases in SoWal recorded. I was afraid we would see new cases among restaurant, retail, service workers, etc. If we have none or very few over the next two weeks that will be very good news.
Think for a moment about our construction sites and workers. They have not slowed down. The interaction on job sites, lunch sites, family life, suppliers, deliveries, etc has been non-stop. And yet no cases, and even if there are some unrecorded it is not spreading.
It appears if large gatherings like church, parties, nightclubs, etc are not happening then spreading is minimized and easier to isolate. We should hold off on group events and gatherings. Our restaurants will likely be the places with the most people together.