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The City of Edmonds has decided to keep the popular fishing pier open after saying earlier this month it would shut the fishing pier at night if it doesn’t see more people wearing masks and following social distancing guidelines.

“Due to the positive response and notable increase of mask wearing by the fishing and squidding community, the fishing pier will remain open at this time,” the Parks and Recreation department emailed.

“We will continue to check for mask compliance in the evenings and are prepared to shut down the pier at night if we determine there has been a decrease in us...