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