Boynton Beach axe throwing bar fights closure by code enforcement

An axe throwing bar in Boynton Beach was closed down last week after code enforcement told them they're an indoor entertainment business, which cannot be open under Phase One of Florida's reopening plan.

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SOME ARE WORRIEDABOUT-- HOW MUCH LONGER THEYWILL LAST... WITHOUT BEINGABLE TO STAY OPEN.

THISEVENING PALM BEACH COUNTYREMAINS IN PHASE ONE OFREOPENING - BUT ONE OWNERTELLS US JUST WHO IS ALLOWEDOPEN IS STILL NOT CRYSTALCLEAR.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMIRANDA CHRISTIAN HAS THSTORY..(NAT OF AXES) JOES MAGEEOPENED GAME OF AXES LAST YEAR.(NAT) COVID-19 FORCED THEM TOCLOSE IN MARCH (NAT) BUT WHENPALM BEACH COUNTY ENTEREDPHASE ONE REOPENING& GAME OFAXES REOPENED TOO BECAUSMAGEE SAYS THEY ARE NOT A BAROR A RESTAURANT& 41.45 WE WERECLASSIFIED UPON HERE LAW AS ANARCHERY RANGE LAST WEDNESDAYTHE THE COUNTYFORCE SHOWD UP.

43.37 THEYCAME TO SHUT US DOWN THECITATION SAYS GAME OF AXES ISA BAR&AND MAGEE SAYS EVENTHOUGH THEIR NAME HAS THE WORDBAR IN IT&THEY ARE LICENSED ASA RANGE.

(56.02 IT IS RIGHTHERE) 43.44 THEY SAID YOU CANSERVE ALCOHOL AND YOU CANSERVE FOOD BECAUSE OF YOURLICENSE, BUT ONCE THEY HAVETHEIR FOOD THEY CANNOT THROW,THEY CANNOT DO AXE THROWINGHERE TWO VISITS FROM CODEENFORCEMENT HAVE CREATEDCONFUSION FOR MAGEE WHO FEELSTHEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BEOPEN.

COUNTY MAYOR DAVE KERNERSAYS THE ISSUE BOILS DOWN TOWHAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS.12.29 THE INTERPRETATION OFTHE SENIOR STAFF AND LAWYERSAT THE COUNTY HAVE DETERMINEDTHAT IT IS AN ENTERTAINMENTVENUE KERNER ADDS THAT SINCEMAGEE SEEMS TO BE OPEN TOCOMPLYING.... THE COUNTY COULDWORK WITH HIM TO REOPEN 19.58THERE IS A PROCESS WHERE WETRY TO WORK THROUGH A SAFETYPLAN FOR THIS GENTLEMAN WHICHIS GOOD NEWS FOR MAGEE WHOSAYS THEY WONT LAST LONG WITHTHIER DOORS CLOSED 50.07 WEARE ON E, WE ARE ON E MC: 9.50MAGEE SAYS HIM AND SEVERALOTHERS PLAN TO ATTEND THECOMMISSION MEETING ON TUESDAYAND PLEAD THEIR CASE TO THCOUNTY COMMISSION.

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