CLEARWATER, Fla. - Right now, the pelicans are pretty much the only ones enjoying part of Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach being closed.

The bait shop and beyond on Pier 60 have been closed since Hurricane Helene due to storm damage.

What they're saying:

"Anywhere you see wood, these are places that the waves washed the railing away," Matthew Anderson, the City of Clearwater’s Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, said showing Fox 13 the damage Wednesday. "The siding was actually washed away up to here," he said marking the wall with his hand about 12-14 feet from the ocean.

The pelicans, though, will soon have company.

"This is where the pier, when we open hopefully September first, will stop. This will stay barricaded on this side," he said pointing towards the horizontal strip

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