Wisconsin Tavern League calls for opening bars by May 1

Wisconsin Tavern League calls for opening bars by May 1

BARS...RESTAURANTS.... ANDSUPPER CLUBS...OPEN UP BY MAY 1ST...RATHER THAN AT THEEND OF THE MONTH...NBC26'S ERIC CRESTGOT REACTION...FROM FOLKS ONBOTHS SIDES OF THEDEBATE....ACROSS GREEN BAY...LIKE THE WHOLECOUNTRY... BAR ANDRESTAURANTOWNERS... AND THEIREMPLOYEES... ARESTRUGGLING TOMAKE ENDS MEET..."THERE IS A LOT OFBUSINESSES THATREACH OUT TO MEAND SAY THEY HAVELOST 75-80 PECENTREVENUE WEEKLY."DON (MEL-DEE) AGREEN BAY BAROWNER... AND THEPRESIDENT OF THEBROWN COUNTYTAVERN LEAUGE....SAYS HE HOPES THEGOVERNOR WILLCONSIDER LETTINGSMALL BUSINESSESOPEN BACK UP ONMAY 1ST... RATHERTHAN MAY 26TH..."WE'RE WILLING TODO WHATEVER ITTAKES TO MAKE SURETHINGS ARE DONE TOWHERE THE PATRONSCAN COME BACK, ANDPEOPLE ARE ACTINGSAFELY ANDRESPONSIBILYACROSS THE ENTIRESTATE."THE STATES TAVERNLEAGUE HAS JUSTPROPOSED TOGOVERNOR EVERS ANEW SET OF SAFETYPROTOCOLS FORBARS RESTAURANTSAND SUPPER CLUBS...TO HELP STOP THESPREAD OF COVID-19... THE TAVERNLEAGUE SAYS THEYWOULD BE WILLINGTO REQUIRE STAFF TOWEAR MASKS ANDGLOVES AT ALLTIMES..."CONSTANTHANDWASHING,CONSTANT WIPEDOWNS."THEY SAYS IFALLOWD TO OPENTHEY WOULD ALSOPRACTICE SIX FEETSOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES... BOTHFOR GUESTS ANDSTAFF... AND THEYWOULD LIMIT THEAMOUNT OF BODIESALLOWED INSIDE... TOJUST 50 PERCENT OFTHE BUILDINGSCAPACITY... THESEARE SOME OF THEPROPOSEDGUIDELINES... THATGREEN BAYALDERMAN RANDYSCANNELL SAYS...JUST AREN'TENOUGH..."I JUST BELIEVEFERVENTLY IT'S A BIGMISTAKE.

IF WE DOMOVE FORWARD WHISWAY.

IT'S JUST GOINGTO PROLONG THEEPIDEMIC AND JUSTPROLONG GETTINGINTO A FULLRECOVERY.

WE'RENOT GOING TO BEHELPING OURSELVESBY DOING THIS."ALDERMAN SCANNELLSAYS HE KNOWSBUSINESSES ARESTRUGGLING RIGHTNOW..

BUT OPENINGUP GREEN BAY'S INPERSON ECONOMY...IS THE WRONG MOVE."FIRST ANDFOREMOST WE HAVETO FOCUS ON THEPANDEMIC AND WHATWE NEED TO DO TOGET THIS VIRUSUNDER CONTROL."FOR NOW.... THESAFER AT HOMEORDER IS SCHEDULEDUNTIL MAY 26TH... ANDFOR THE TIME BEING...THAT ALSO MEANSBARS ANDRESTAURANTS...WON'T BE OPEN TO INPERSONCUSTOMERS... UNTILTHEN... IN GREEN BAYERIC CREST NBC26COMING UP..THE UNCERTAINTYCAUSED BY THECORONAVIRUS