{"id":807454,"date":"2020-05-14T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383342"},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T00:45:00","slug":"frisco-dillon-marinas-set-to-open-ahead-of-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/frisco-dillon-marinas-set-to-open-ahead-of-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Frisco, Dillon marinas set to open ahead of Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Marina-SDN-051520-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>The Frisco Bay Marina and waterfront park is pictured Wednesday, May 13. Both the Frisco and Dillon marinas are slated to open by Memorial Day.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>DILLON \u2014 Summit County marinas are set to open for business.<\/p>\n<p>Both Dillon and Frisco are planning to open their marinas to the public ahead of Memorial Day after <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"successfully lobbying county officials (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/dillon-frisco-push-to-speed-up-marina-openings\/\">successfully lobbying county officials<\/a> to reclassify marinas, removing them from the \u201chigh-risk recreation\u201d designation in the county\u2019s COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Both marinas will open boat ramps Friday, May 22, and will begin offering rentals Saturday, May 23. Both already have reservations on the books, and officials are confident the rollout of services can be done safely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing at 9,000 feet and only having the ice off for a couple weeks, we\u2019ve had a lot of other good examples throughout the country of places that are already boating and places that never stopped,\u201d said Tom Hogeman, Frisco\u2019s marina manager. \u201cPeople are doing it successfully. Boating is a great way to get away from other people, and we\u2019re looking forward to getting that going here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, Frisco and Dillon submitted a marina reopening strategy to the county government outlining new policies to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among staff and visitors.<\/p>\n<p>County officials approved the proposal Monday, May 11, giving the go-ahead to begin prepping for openings later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciated that they put their heads together and came up with some ideas we really felt good about,\u201d said Julie Sutor, the county\u2019s communications director. \u201cWe\u2019re excited that these really amazing and signature summer facilities in the community are going to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The restrictions laid out are relatively straightforward and consistent with existing measures in other businesses and facilities. In stabilization stage 1 of the county\u2019s roadmap, the marinas would require staff to physically distance and work isolated stations, along with wearing face coverings in public areas.<\/p>\n<p>Employees also will undergo daily symptom screenings.&nbsp;Anyone showing COVID-19 symptoms will be excluded from the workforce for at least 10 days and will be required to be tested within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>In regard to patrons, there also are prohibitions against congregating on docks, rafting up of boats on the water and short-term slip rentals. For rental operations, only one person from each party will be allowed in the office at a time, and group sizes will be restricted to 10 people.<\/p>\n<p>Boat owners will be asked to show green tags and receipts to investigators through their car windows and to follow inspector\u2019s instructions around physical distancing if they\u2019re needed to assist with the inspection.<\/p>\n<p>Marina managers also voiced that getting open sooner rather than later would help curb the potential for \u201crogue launching,\u201d a major concern in spreading aquatic nuisance species, similar to recent issues faced at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/im-just-so-angry-green-mountain-reservoir-falls-victim-to-invasive-species-mussel\/\">Green Mountain Reservoir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important we operate at some level so we don\u2019t get people illegally launching or carrying their boats over the rocks and tossing them into the lake,\u201d said Craig Simson, Dillon\u2019s marina director. \u201cWe\u2019ve had boats from all over the country, and we\u2019ve found evidence of zebra and quagga muscles, New Zealand mud snails, Eurasian watermilfoil and more. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the only two launch locations on Lake Dillon. Every single vessel that comes through has to go through inspection and decontamination when necessary. It\u2019s a huge piece of what we do, protect this lake from being put on the positive list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the document lays out a number of measures to ensure boats, equipment and facilities are regularly cleaned and disinfected. The marinas will open in tandem to prevent any overcrowding at one area.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to offering residents and visitors another way to recreate during the continued hardships of COVID-19 closures, the marina openings also will represent some relief for town governments expecting major shortfalls in revenue as a result of shutdowns this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite short staffing at both marinas, the towns are expecting to have staff at the marinas to help educate the public and ensure compliance. Though, officials emphasized that it\u2019s up to residents and visitors to follow the rules and recreate responsibly so that enforcement efforts aren\u2019t needed and the amenities can stay open without issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only are we trying to provide for our community, but I\u2019m also running a small economy here,\u201d Simson said. \u201cI\u2019ve got 30 people banking on their jobs right now, working with Dillon and the county. I\u2019ve got people back to work, paying rent and buying groceries. If this doesn\u2019t go well, if we turn into the next picture of a coastal beach where people are disregarding what we\u2019ve been asked to do, it could really jeopardize what we\u2019re trying to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/frisco-dillon-marinas-set-to-open-ahead-of-memorial-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Frisco Bay Marina and waterfront park is pictured Wednesday, May 13. Both the Frisco and Dillon marinas are slated to open by Memorial Day.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com DILLON \u2014 Summit County marinas are set to open for business. 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