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Mecklenburg County is under a stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but activity at certain parks and greenways paints a different picture.
WBTV 3 reported in late March large gatherings in public open spaces and home improvement stores — all while not following social distancing guidelines.
Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari said this behavior may lead county officials to close the parks and greenways.
“It’s OK to go outside, that’s fine," Bokhari told WBTV 3. "What is not fine is what happened this weekend, every one going out, mobbing the parks, greenways, not following social distancing."
The city has no control over park and greenway closures but Bokhari said he believes the county may intervene.
"I say this because it’s not only the lives that are at risk, or the extension of the time we are going to have to be away inside our walls and small businesses suffering, it’s also the next step being the county is probably going to shut down the greenways and parks and not allow people to be there,” Bokhari told WBTV 3.
Bokhari is asking the public to take social distancing guidelines seriously and show a bit of discipline and accountability while COVID-19 is still impacting their friends and neighbors.
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