Cuomo: Western New York expected to begin Phase Two of reopening tomorrow

The region has been in Phase One since May 19.

Now, its businesses prepare for Phase Two of reopening.

Some are ready and others feel it's too soon.

AND ALL FOUR "DISC"GOLF COURSES AREOPEN..AS WE REBOUNDFROM THE PANDEMIC-- WE'RE COMMITTEDTO HELPING YOUNAVIGATE THECHALLENGES THATCOME WITH THINGSOPENING BACK UPAGAIN.GOVERNOR CUOMOSAYS OUR REGION ISEXPECTED TO ENTERPHASE TWO OF THEREOPENING PROCESSTOMORROW..."PHASE TWO"INCLUDES THEREOPENING OF MORERETAIL, BARBERSHOPS AND SOMEPROFESSIONALSERVICES.BUT TONIGHT AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS EXPLAINS...SOME ARE READY TOBUST OPEN THEDOORS... WHILEOTHERS ARE HOLDINGBACK...AFTER MONTHS OFUNCERTAINTY, MANYBUSINESS OWNERSARE BREATHING ASIGH OF RELIEF THISWEEK.CAM "WE'VE BEENITCHING TO GET THISPLACE BACK OPEN.

WELOVE DOING WHAT WEDO, WE JUST WANT TOGET THAT DOOR BACKOPEN AND SEE OCUSTOMERS AGAIN."CAM MURRAY OWNSQUEEN CITY VINTAGEON HERTEL AVENUE.HE'S SPENT THE LASTFEW MONTHSREMODELING THESTORE AND WAITINGFOR THE CALL TO RE-OPEN.CAM "IT'S BEENGETTING PUSHED BACKA LOT.

WITHEVERYTHING GOING ONIN THE CITY, WE'RELOOKING AT SATURDAYTO OPEN BACK UP."AS A VINTAGESTORE..MANY OF THEITEMS SOLD ARESECOND HAND, SOMURRAY SAYS THEY'VEBEEN PUTTING EXTRAWORK IN TO KEEPTHINGS SAFE.CAM "WE'VE BEENTAKING PRECAUTIONS,JUST WANT THE BESTFOR OUR CUSTOMERS."RE-OPENING COMESWITH MANY NEWGUIDELINES FROM THESTATE TO MAKE SURETHINGS STAY SAFE..INCLUDING USINGPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT, PHYSICALDISTANCING,CLEANING AND COVIDTESTING FORWORKERS.CHRISTINA "IT'S ALITTLE MUCH.

I CAN'TSEE MYSELF STANDINGTHERE FOR THAT LONGAND BEING ABLE TOGIVE AN ACCURATESERVICE."CHRISTINACAMPANELLA-FALZONEWAS NOT EXPECTINGTO BE ABLE TO RE-OPEN HER CIAO BELLAHAIR STUDIO INKENMORE THISQUICKLY.CHRISTINA "WE REALLYASSUMED THATBECAUSE OF HOW WEARE IN CLOSECONTACT WITHCLIENTS THAT WEWOULD NOT BE UNTILPHASE 3 OR 4 AT LEASTSO WHEN WE GOTNEWS OF 2, WE WEREBEYOND EXCITED."BUT SHE DOES HAVESOME CONCERNS..CHRISTINA "IF I'MREQUIRED TO BETESTED, BUT THEN SOAND SO COMES IN ON AWEDNESDAY AND SAYSTHEY JUST GOT BACKFROM VACATION,WHO'S TO SAY THEY'REBEING 100%TRUTHFUL?"TAYLOR "AND THAT'SWHY FOR NOW, SHE'SCHOOSING TO KEEPTHE DOORS CLOSE,SHE FEARS THAT IFTHEY RE-OPEN TOOEARLY, SHE'LL HAVE TOSTART ALL OVERAGAIN."CHRISTINA "WE'REREADY TO GO, IT'SJUST THAT I DON'TWANT TO START ANDGET THE SALON GOINGAND GET CUSTOMERSGOING AND THENUMBERS SPIKE ANDWE HAVE TO SHUTDOWN AGAIN."SHE SAYS SHE PLANSTO WAIT A FEW MOREWEEKS UNTIL SHEGETS MORE CLARITYFROM THE STATECHRISTINA "TO THECLIENTS, HANG ONJUST A LITTLE BITLONGER, TRY NOT TOGET INTO THAT BODYE, I WANT TO MAKESURE IT'S BEYONDSAFE."TAYLOR EPPS, 7