Business owners calling for reopening

Business owners calling for reopening

5:30 I'M KELLY SWOOPE WITHJAMIES COTESLLO.

STAGE 2 ISEFFECT FOR MARYLAND NOW.OUTDOOR SEATING ATRESTAURANTS, BARBER SHOPS ANDNOW SPAS CAN OPEN.

MANY FEELIN LESS POPULATED AREAS OF OURSTATE, MORE BUSINESS CAN OPENWITH FEWER RESTRICTIONS.

WMAR2 NEWS' DON HARRISON WAS ONTHE SHORE TODAY WITH BUSINESSOWNERS FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAYTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.Sot: Please Governor Hogangive us a chance to open andstay in business.... Track:Antoinette Bruno is thePresident of Trimper's Ridin Ocean City.

She is a partof a Eastern Shore delegationmade up of business ownersfrom Kent Island to OceanCity.

Nick Wake owns Tenchi, aSpanish American restaurant inCaroline County.

Sot: Pleaseallow the people of Marylandmake the personal decision tcome into our restaurants, sitdown and have a meal.

Track;As a state we are in stage twoof our safety protocol.

Thaallows for outdoor seatingbut, indoor dining of any kiis not allowed.

This is makingpeople do things like buy $80worth of cookies online.

Manyhere believe less denselypopulated areas with lesscases of Covid should be ableto open with less restrictionsthan say a area llike PGcounty that has more than16,500 cass and 575 deaths.Sot: You can't treat theentire state of maryland aone canvas and paint with onebrush.

We have differentregions, different populationdensities, that's what we'resaying.

Track: Large boxstores have opened and otherbusinesses like Health spand guys think they can openup just as safe.

They feelthey can adapt as well orbetter than any otherbusiness.

Sot: My childrenhave seen us not give up andthey've seen us change athey've seen us adapt andthey've seen us move forward.Queen Anne's county can moveforward.

Give us the planGovernor Hogan and we willmove forward with you.

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