Bar owners in Clark County 'frustrated' about ongoing restrictions

The Nevada COVID-19 task force has voted to keep the current restrictions in place for Clark County.

COVID-19 TASK FORCE.....VOTING TO KEEP BARS ACROSSCLARK COUNTY CLOSED.....FOR AT LEAST.....ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS..THANKS FOR JOINING US...TONIGHT....I'M TRICIA KEAN..AND I'M TODD QUINONES..13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR JACKIEKOSTEK EXPLAINS HOW THISDECISION IS FORCING LOCALBUSINESS OWNERS TO TAKE ALOSS..TRICIA AND TODD, TONIGHTAROWNERS ACROSS TOWN ARE ONCEAGAIN DISAPPOINTED ANDFRUSTRATED AFTER LEARNING THOSECURRENT RESTRICTIONS WILLREMAIN IN PLACE.THE OWNER OF BUCK'S TAVERN SAYSSHE'S LOSING ABOUT 50,000 AMONTH BECAUSE THESE BAR TOPGAMES CAN'T BE ON.ON A TYPICAL NIGHT PRE-COVID,BUCK'S TAVERN ON NELLIS ANDWASHINGTON WOULD BE PACKED WITHPEOPLE.TONIGHT?

"WELL, AS YOU CAN SEEHERE, I HAVE NO CUSTOMERS." KIMKELSEY SAYS SINCE GOVERNORSISOLAK REVERTED CLARK COUNTYBARS AND TAVERNS BACK TO PHASE1 SIX WEEKS AGO, HER REVENUEHAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY."IT'S DEVASTATING.I'VE BEEN HERE 36 YEARS ANDIT'S HARD EVEN TO PAY THE BILLSTHOUSANDS JUST TO KEEP HERTAVERN OPERATING UNDER THERRENT RESTRICTIONS."NOT A MARK IN MY GAMINGPEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE ANIMPECCABLE RECORD AND HAVE BEENAT THESAME LOCATION FOR THIS LONGHOULD BE REWARDED AND THEYSHOULD ALLOW ME TO OPEN UP."WHILE THE COVID 19 TASK FORCECITED CASE NUMBERS AND A LACKOF COLLABORATION BETWEEN COUNTYAND LOCAL OFFICIALS AS REASONSNOT TO ALLOW REOPENING YET,MARK STEELE OF THE RESTAURANTHOSPITALITY INSTITUTE SAYS MANYBAR OWNE ARE IN THE SAME BOATAS KELSEY AND FEEL SINGLED OUT."IF THEY ARE COMPLIANT, IT'SKIND OF LIKE, WHERE'S THEDISCONNECT?

IT DOESN'T SEEMLIKE THEY'RE GIVING MUCH ADVICEOR GUIDANCE BUT THEY'RE SAYING,'HEY, EVEN THOUGH YOU SCOREDHIGH ON THESE COMPLIANCERATINGS, IT'S TIME FOR US TOCLOSE UP AND YOU ARE THE ONESTHAT APPARENTLY CAN'T HANDLEIT." FOR NOW, KELSEY SAYS HERBELOVED BUCK'S TAVERN ISSURVIVING BECAUSE OF THEGENEROSITY OF ITS REGULARS."THEY COME IN EVERY DAY ANDTHEY MAKE THEIR DONATION.THEY COME IN AND THEY EAT, YOUHAVE TO EAT AND THEN THEY DRINKAND THEY KEEP US OPEN." TAG:AGAIN, THE TASK FORCE VOTEDTODAY TO KEEP THOSE CURRENTRESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.THEY'RE EXPECTED TO REEVALUATEIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.REPORTING, JK 13 ACTION NEWS.DEVELOPING TONIGHT..A ROLL-OVER CRASH....IN HENDERSON....TURNS