City of Racine unveils plan to reopen economy, goes into effect May 26

On Friday, the mayor of Racine released a reopening plan for the city.

This plan goes into effect next Tuesday.

THE CITY OF RACINE SAYS HASUNVEILED áITS PLAN TOREOPEN... BUT LEADERS THERECAUTIONED THEY WON'T BE AFRAIDTO PULL BACK IF COVID-19 CASESSPIKE.

TONY ATKINS REPORTS.WITH THE FIFTH MOST POPULOUSCITY IN THE STATE, RACINEMAYOR CORY MASON LOOKS TO APHASED, CAUTIOUS APPROACH TRE-OPENING.((VO))TODAY, HEDETAILED THE PLAN CALLED"FORWARD RACINE, WHICH WILL GOINTO EFFECT NEXT WEEK TUESDAY.THEN, PLACES LIKE RESTAURANTS,REC FACILITIES, SWIMMINGPOOLS, MOVIE THEATERS AND MOREWILL BE ALLOWED TO RE-OPENFOLLOWING GUIDELINES FROM THEWISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION.

ALSO, UNDER THISPLAN, PRIVATE GATHERINGS OF 25PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED, ááIFAND ONLY IFáá THE SPACE ALLOWSFOR 6-FEET OF SOCIALDISTANCING.

((SOT))Mayor CoryMason, City of Racine"Make nomistake, if the data shows weare moving backwards.

We willstop.

We will back off on thisre-opening."((TONY))AS OF THISMORNING, THE CITY HAS 838POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES.

ANDTHE SUCCESS OF THIS "FORWARDRACINE" WILL BE REVISITED ONJUNE 30, AS THE CITY MOVESFORWARD WITH MORE RE-OPENING,OR MORE RESTRICTIONS.

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