City Councilman says to expect heating plan for outdoor dining by Friday

Baltimore City Councilman Eric Costello says he expects Mayor Jack Young to roll out plans for fall and winter outdoor dining, by week's end.

When youdining in colder weather, themust-have item outdoor heaterslike this one.

Talking to oneBaltimore restaurant owner&Húe says hethem and theyto find.

NATSOWER TOOL&heyWICKED SISTERS ON FALLS ROADISN'T MESSING AROUND WHEN ITCOMES TO BUYING AND THENINSTALLING OUTDOOR HEATINGDEVICES... NATSOWER TOOL& OUTDOOR HEATINGCO-OWNER CHARLIE GJERDE SAYSTHE EQUIPMENT ISN'T CHEAP BUTA NECESSITY IF A RESTAURANTWANTS TO SURVIVE DURING COLDWEATHER AND COVID-19RESTRICTIONS.

HE SAYS SUPPLIS LOW AND PRICES ARE HIGH.Last year we had two heatersout here and we kind of movethem around if people wereunhappy.

NOW THE OUTDOOR SPACEWILL BE ENVELOPED IN HEAT WITHNEARLY A HEATER AT EVETABLE... BUT FINDING THEHEATERS HASNT BEEN EASY...Like picnic tables, wecouldnlike you couldnand now heaters I donyou can find them at a HomeDepot or Lowegot a search around and findthe ones you want.

17:49Youfind the ones you want.

Soyeah, every time the nextlevel comes weresearching and trying tofigure out whatto go.

18:00-13 Probably abouta month ago we started gettingsome heaters in.

I figured itwould probably be a crash justlike everything else.

So,weWeand wetoday and tomorrow.

NATS CARSDOWN IN SOUTH BALTIMORE OVERAT THE SMOKING SWINE ON SOUTHHANOVERPUMPHREY IS PLAYING THINGS ALITTLE DIFFERENT.

8:11 DREWPUMPHREY/CO- OWNER, THESMOKING SWINE: The thing iswedo have to make theseadjustments weton of stuff we buy a littlebit of stuff.

WHEN HE NEEDSTHE OUTDOOR HEATERSBUY THEMWAIT TO SEE THE CITYAND REGULATIONS ON ITOUTDOOR SEATING AND HEATINGSOLUTIONS PROGRAM.

5:40- DREWPUMPHREY/CO- OWNER, THESMOKING SWINE: What willprobably wind up doing isusing the traditional outdoortheater, like the heatingstands.

They seem to workpretty well.

They worked up tothis point pretty fine so willbe using those, wheeling themin and out every day thatweLIVE In the city is expectedto make a more formalannouncement on outdoorheating rules and regulationson Friday.

We of course willkeep you updated.

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