On his personal facebook page (April 18), he posted that the Rib Shack is closed but will re-open on April 21. He then goes on to indicate they were "closed by government" and are "taking time to resolve the issue with licensing".

The petition appears to have been started by a relative or family member and only had 153 "supporters". The heading on the petition also indicated:

"We are being told to vacate public land"