Effective Saturday May 2, Monroe Township will open its municipal parks to the public to engage in passive recreational activities that can also achieve social distancing with the following restrictions:
The following areas of the Monroe Township Municipal Parks shall remain closed to the
public:
- Picnic areas
- Playgrounds
- Basketball courts
- Hockey rinks
- Exercise stations and equipment
- Pavilions
- Restrooms
- Other buildings or facilities
The following recommendations and policies shall apply to all Monroe Township municipal parks:
Employees and visitors should wear cloth face coverings while in the park or in settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, except where doing so would inhibit that individual’s health or where the individual is under 2 years of age
Available parking must be limited at all municipal parks at 50 percent of the maximum capacity at one time and visitors shall be prohibited from parking in undesignated areas, including in roadways and other undesignated areas.
No picnicking shall be allowed, and no picnic blankets, chairs, coolers and other such personal property shall be carried into any municipal park.
Visitors must practice social distancing and stay six feet apart whenever practicable, excluding immediate family members, caretakers, household members or romantic partners.
No organized or contact activities or sports shall be allowed.
Consistent with Paragraph 5 of Executive Order No. 107 (2020), gatherings of individuals are prohibited.
