A northwest Florida city is declaring that its time as a hotspot for spring breakers has come to an end, saying it “can no longer be a Spring Break town.”
Authorities in Panama City Beach, about 100 miles from Tallahassee, said they are calling it quits when it comes to spring break.
“Every year we try to manage it, and every year it brings more challenges,” Panama City Beach Police Department Chief Eusebio Talamantez (J.R.) said in an April 13 statement on Facebook. “I’m not willing to risk the safety of our city to hold onto something that no longer works.”
Talamantez said the city’s “law enforcement officers should not be expected to shoulder the burden of an event that no longer aligns with the values or vision of this community.”
“It’s unfair to continue placing that weight on the backs of the men and women who serve and protect this city every day,” he added.
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