Some bar owners pushing back against restrictions

Some bar owners on the Treasure Coast argue current restrictions go too far and fear for the future of their businesses.

CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION.

NEWAT 11 - WPTV TREASURE COASTREPORTER MEGHAN MCROBERTS HASTHEIR PLEAS TO LOCAL AND STATELEADERS.<< BUSINESSES OWNERS TELL METHE FIRST TIME BARS ANDRESTAURANTS HAD TO CLOSE WASTOUGH ENOUGH& NOW- BARS HITWITH A SECOND WAVE OFRESTRICTIONSTO LOOK FOR HELP IN NEWPLACES.

PKG IN A LETTER TO THEGOVERNOR& AND LOCAL LEADERS&19:03:39;06“ ALL BUSINESSESARE ESSENTIAL” THE OWNERS OFVINE AND BARLEY IN STUART&EXPRESSING THEIR FRUSTRATIONTHAT THEY ARE FORCED TO ALLBUT SHUTDOWN19:04:20;04“THESE BUSINESSESTHAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULESAND NEVER INTEND TO SHOULD BESHUT DOWN FOR A WEEK OR MORESO THEY CAN FEEL THECONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONSRATHER THAN US” FEELINGTHEYACTIONS OF OTHERSTHE RULES& 18:52:19;00“WEACTUALLY HAD ABT AND ATF COMEIN AND THANK US FOR FOLLOWINGTHE RULES AND WEDOWN” BAR MANAGER ERICCARBONE HOPING THIS LETTERWILL BRING MORE ATTENTION TOTHEIR CONCERNS, AND MAYBE ARESOLUTION TO THEIR STRUGGLE&OTHERWISELOCAL BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BELEFT RESORTING TO LEGALACTION.

18:50:55;15“WEPADDLED DOWN THAT RIVER.

WEGOING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BUTITWEOWNERS OF LURES RIVERFRONT INJENSEN BEACH& SAY THEY MIGHTALSO HAVE TO GO DOWN THATROAD.

19:36:14;15“IM NOT ANATTORNEY BUT WEDISCUSS THINGS AND GET SOMELEGAL ADVICE AND SEE WHERE WEGO FROM THERE” WHILE THEY CANSTILL SERVE INSIDE THEIRRESTAURANT& THEIR BAR SETTINGIS A BIG PART OF THEIRBUSINESS.

19:33:20;16“WETRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODYWORKING AS MUCH AS WE CAN”AND SINCE COVID-19 FIRSTIMPACTED RESTAURANTS AND BARSMONTHS AGO& CO OWNER MIKEDENYES SAYS HIS RESTAURANTBAR- HASN19:36:01;07“YOU REALLYHAVENAT ALL?

NONE, WHATSOEVER”NOW- WANTING TO GET MORE HELP&NOT KNOWING HOW LONG THISROUND OF RESTRICTIONS WILLLAST.

18:53:38;16“WE JUSTWANT THE WORD OUT THAT DONPUNISH THE GOOD GUY” TAG: NOREACTION YET BY LOCAL OR STATELEADERS TO THE LETTER FROMVINE AND BARLEY- BUT ITSHARED HUNDREDS OF TIMES ONSOCIAL MEDIA& CARBONE SAYSOTHER SIMILAR BUSINESSES AREALSO USING IT AS A BLUEPRINTTO SEND THEIR OWN LETTERS.

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