To the Editor:

I am a permanent resident of Long Beach Island and have read the April 15 letters to the editor from Ralph Thayer, Sharon Ellender and Rebecca Brennan. I want to commend them for expressing their concerns for the permanent residents’ well-being during these trying times.

I, too, am amazed and apprehensive with what I see as people’s disregard for social distancing, the number of cars with out-of-state license plates and people who come to the Island on weekends thinking this is a safe haven.

April 22, 2020