Jackson restaurants still closed

Jackson mayor’s executive order keeps city’s restaurants closed to in-housedining.

16 WAPT SCOTT SIMMONS HAS THESTORY.WE’VE GOT THE SPACE.THIS BUILDING IS 13,000 SQUAREFEET MULTIPLE DINING ROOMS,INCLUDING A PATIO THAT WE JUSTREBUILT SEVEN WEEKS.THE IRON HORSE GRILL HAS BEENSHUT DOWN MORE THAN 90 WORKERSHAVE BEEN OFF THE JOB.AND EVEN THOUGH GOVERNOR TATEREEVES SAYS STARTING THURSDAYRESTAURANTS CAN WELCOME 50%DINING CAPACITY INSIDE THE IRONHORSE AND OTHER JACKSON.STRONG CANNOT DO IT, YOU KNOWFOR US WHETHER WE OPEN OR NOT.IT SHOULD BE IF GOVERNOR REEVESALLOWS THE RESTAURANTS TO OPENIT SHOULD BE THEIR DECISION.BUT THE JACKSON MAYOR SAYS IT ISNOT THEIR DECISION AND HE ISHOLDING FAST TO HIS OWNEXECUTIVE ORDER THAT THERE’D BENO INSIDE DINING THE CITY’SEXECUTIVE ORDER IS STILL INPLACE.AND THAT IS WHAT JACKSONIANS AREEXPECTED TO FOLLOW THAT ORDERONCE THROUGH THE 15TH OF THISMONTH RIGHT HERE THAT BOOTHWON’T BE OPEN TO THAT TABLE WILLBE THERE.WE’LL GET RID OF THIS RIGHTHERE.AND DO YOU THINK LEN OWNSROOSTERS AND BASIL’S IN FONDRENTHAT IS CURRENTLY BEINGRENOVATED.HE IS ALREADY MAPPING OUT HOW TOCREATE SPACE BETWEEN TABLESINSIDE THOSE RON’S WHEN THEY GETTO OPEN BUT HIS RESTAURANT INRIDGELAND WILL START SEATINGGUEST THURSDAY ONLY A COUPLE OFBOOTHS INSIDE WILL BEACCESSIBLE.BUT SOME TABLES WILL BE SET UPOUTSIDE.GLENN SAYS IT IS UNCHARTEDTERRITORY TO RETURNING TOBUSINESS IN THIS PANDEMICCLIMATE, SO IT’S GOING TO BE AVERY INTERESTING TIME TO SEE HOWA SMALL INDEPENDENT HANDLE.YOU’VE GOT A HALF A DINING ROOM,YOU KNOW ABLE TO FILL UP, YOUKNOW, YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEPENDON THE BIG TAKE OUT AND THECURBSIDE KIND OF PICK UP BECAUSEYOU KNOW, THESE