Businesses in Imperial Beach waiting for consistent opening of shoreline [Video]

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA (KGTV) — On Sunday, San Diego County announced the partial reopening of the Imperial Beach shoreline after tests showed the water met the state’s health standards. Some people are excited to hear about the reopening.

Hopefully this is the beginning and it’ll get better.” IB resident Terry Rutan said. “That’s all you’ll hope for, is that it gets better.”

However, for business owners in Imperial Beach like Martin Mattes, it’s not a signal to start celebrating. Mattes has owned Ye Olde Plank Inn in Imperial Beach for two years. Mattes feels it will take several weeks of the beach to be open for his business to fully recover.

“It’s like a shakespearean play – to be or not to be We’re afraid as business owners to sit there and say hey the beach is open,” Then I have a bunch of customers come down and its closed. …