Amusement, Water Parks In New Jersey Given Green Light To Reopen At 50% Capacity July 2

Alecia Reid reports.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, I'MUKEE WASHINGTON.I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA.JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER'SBIGGEST HOLIDAY NEW JERSEYGOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY WILLALLOW MUSIC PARKS AND WATERPARKS TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY,JULY 2ND.THE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE THATOPERATORS WILL NEED TO FOLLOWTO BETTER PROTECT THEIRCUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES ISCURRENTLY BEING FINALIZED ANDWILL BE FORTHCOMING.HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BEANTICIPATED THAT PARKATTENDANCE WILL BE 50% OFCAPACITY AND FACE COVERINGSREQUIRED OF ALL STAFF ANDATTENDEES.STRICT HYGIENE PROTOCOLSSHOULD ALSO BE FULLYANTICIPATED.DESPITE THOSE LIMITATIONSTHIS IS WELCOME NEWS AT THEJERSEY SHORE.ALICEA REID IS IN WILDWOODWITH REACTION.ALICEA.Reporter: UKEE, THEBOARDWALK HAS BEEN EERILYQUIET AND BUSINESSES ARE STILLSTRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT SOHOPEFULLY THIS GOOD NEWS WILLBRING CROWDS BACK DOWN TO THESHORE.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY HAS GIVENTHE OKAY AMUSEMENT AND WATERPARKS CAN REOPEN JULY 2ND JUSTIN TIME FOR INDEPENDENCE DAYWEEKEND.THE SUMMER STAPLE MOREY'S PIERARE PREPPING TO OPEN.NOW THE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCESTELLS ME IT'S GOING TO COMEDOWN TO STAFFING.THE PIERS NEED TO HIRE ABOUT500 EMPLOYEES AND SHE SAYSTHIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN OVERTWO DECADES WHERE THEY'RESTRUGGLING TO FIND WORKERS ANDTHERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONSWHY.SOME PEOPLE ARE MAKING MOREMONEY ON UNEMPLOYMENT THANTHEY WOULD GOING BACK TO WORK.AND THESE AMUSEMENT JOBS AREONLY SEASONAL.THERE'S ALSO ONE REALLY BIGCONCERN, HEALTH.SOME PARENTS DON'T WANT THEIRTEENAGED CHILDREN TO GETEXPOSED AND POTENTIALLY BRINGTHE VIRUS HOME.NOW, THERE'S A BIG PUSH TO GETAPPLICANTS.WAGES HAVE INCREASED STARTINGAT $12 AN HOUR.EMPLOYEES WILL GET FOOD CREDITFOR MEALS AND SNACKS, THEY'LLALSO GET FREE RIDES AND SLIDESAND DISCOUNT PASSES FORFRIENDS AND FAMILY.PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED ABAN ON CERTAIN IMMIGRATION ANDWORK VISAS SO IN THE PASTABOUT A THIRD OF OUR WORKFORCEIS J1 STUDENTS COMING FROMOVERSEAS.WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE HERENOW.ANYONE WITH A VISA IS STILLABLE TO COME SO WE'LL HAVE ASMALL NUMBER OF THOSE STUDENTSBUT THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHINGTHAT IS GOING TO IMPACTCOMMUNITIES SEASONALBUSINESSES BECAUSE WE'REHAVING SUCH A STRUGGLE TO FINDPEOPLE AND THEN WE DON'T HAVETHAT SOURCE EITHER.Reporter: MOREY'S PIERWANTS TO ENSURE THEY PROVIDE ASAFE, FUN FAMILY EXPERIENCE.SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLSWILL BE IN PLACE AND EMPLOYEESWILL HAVE TO DO A HEALTH CHECKBEFORE THEY COME INTO WORKEVERY DAY.