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Mindaugas Džermeika, head of the Highway Police Service, began to discuss the possibility of starting to consider measures to prevent people from gathering on the seashore. According to him, the residents of Klaipėda are drawn to Melnragė and Giruliai by the sea when the weather is better, where there is a threat of meeting. Both areas belong to the municipality of the city.
During the quarantine, Klaipeda residents’ access to Smiltyne is restricted: the Old Ferry does not work and the ferries only leave the New Ferry. Therefore, most of the seaside lovers have no other choice and are drawn to Melnrage or Giruliai.
The proposal is to limit car traffic
“It just came to our notice then. We can only recommend, make suggestions. On Sunday, we observed a clear increase in traffic,” said M. Dzermeika.
Officials verified compliance with quarantine rules, verified violations of quarantine rules. There were few violations, but the overcrowded situation in some places, especially in the parking lots next to the cars, caused concern among officials.
Therefore, it is considered to suggest that the municipality consider possible restrictions to avoid overcrowding.
According to M. Dzermeika, the measures can be diverse: traffic is restricted, parking is reduced.
By the sea, in the forest, people gather to avoid meeting. “But in the parking lots where the cars are next to each other and a family goes up from one to another, standing next to each other, another family goes up, it is no longer possible to maintain distances.” 15 minutes M. Dzermeika spoke.
Photo from the Facebook group “Klaipedos raids” / Blowers by the sea
Klaipeda Mayor: “The restrictions would be excessive”
The mayor of Klaipėda, Vytautas Grubliauskas, stated that the restrictions on access to the sea at this time would be really excessive and even inappropriate.
“I spoke to the police and it was a situation where one word was enough to turn a fly into an elephant. Someone said something, and lo. I do not think the situation is such that additional resources should be allocated, additional police teams should be directed. That would be a redundant thing at this point. Unless the situation is extreme and completely unmanageable. But now is definitely not the time. I think there has been a misunderstanding “. 15 minutes declared V. Grubliauskas.
At the same time, he reminded the population that they must remain aware and follow their own rules.
The resort mayors see no problem
The leaders of the Klaipėda district municipality, on whose territory the popular Karklė, Seaside Regional Park is located, see no need to restrict movement to the sea.
Municipal law enforcement supervisors continue to conduct shoreline inspections and monitor quarantine compliance. As of January 1, 79 quarantine non-compliance protocols have been drawn up.
The mayor of Palanga, which has a 25-kilometer-long stretch of coastline, Šarūnas Vaitkus, said the restrictions were not thought through.
“On the contrary, we want to encourage people to be outside as much as possible now and breathe fresh air. Beaches in our places up to 100 meters wide. There will be enough space for everyone. I am often by the sea with my family and see that people are already aware and keep their distance. It is definitely a place to move, “said the mayor of the resort.
According to Š.Vaitkus, it has recently been observed that the number of people trying to come from other municipalities has also decreased. 58 cars were turned around last weekend, when there were hundreds of attempts to enter Palanga a few weeks ago for no apparent reason.
Neringa Mayor Darius Jasaitis smiled at questions about possible restrictions. “There are no problems here, we can lend those few kilometers to the coast and the residents of Klaipėda, who have limited access,” said the mayor of Neringa.
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