MACCLENNY, Fla. โ City Manager Phil Rhoden announced Tuesday that Macclennyโs popular annual Christmas Parade would not be taking place this December because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
โYou cannot control the number of people there and you cannot control social distancing,โ Rhoden told the commissioners.
โIf we do have the parade, half the people are going to be mad, and we have put people at risk,โ Rhoden explained.
โWe just donโt see any way to do it and do it safely and feel comfortable in doing that,โ Rhoden said.
He suggested that if the pandemic gets under control by spring they could hold a new event to celebrate the community.