Safety changes on the way to Redneck Yacht Club

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.- Safety changes are on their way to the Redneck Yacht Club.

The attorney for the Redneck Yacht Club says one of the biggest changes coming, is less tolerance for those breaking the rules. They say the rules are clear.

“It’s always been that if you are drinking or driving, you are out of the park, underage drinking or doing drugs, you are out of the park,” said attorney Michael Haymans.

After a recent ATV accident killed a 20-year-old on Memorial Day, the park wants to make sure those rules are better enforced, especially when it comes to speed.

“Tightening up on how many warnings does one person get if they are acting carelessly,” said Haymans.

The club is also looking into improving communication with emergency services in the county.

Right now, only ambulances inside the park have radios. They are looking into whether that can be changed.

“That’s what they are working with fire, EMS and CCSO, on whether to integrate specific frequencies so that their radios work with the county radios, or whether to supply every unit in Charlotte County with a radio so that no matter which unit shows up, they already have a radio so they’d be communicating before they go to the park,” said Zoning and Planning official Shaun Cullinan.

The next event isn’t until November, so the Redneck Yacht Club’s attorney says they’ll have plenty of time to test the new communication system as it develops.