Touchless car wash off limits in pandemic

No, they didn’t have their lights flashing and sirens blaring when Maryland State Police shut down the Super Shine Car Wash 12 days ago, but their order to close still caught Owner Mark Lintner by surprise.

RESTRICTIONS COMES AS MANYBUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING&INCLUDING A SMALL CAR WASH INCECIL COUNTY.

WMAR 2 NEWSJEFF HAGER HAS MORE ON ITSPLIGHT.(HAGER S━UP) 14:51“Talk ofeventually r━opening somebusinesses here in Marylandoffers hope to some whoquestion why they were shutdown in the first place”(TRACK) NO, THEY DIDNTHEIR LIGHTS FLASHING ANDSIRENS BLARING WHEN MARYLANDSTATE POLICE SHUT DOWN THESUPER SHINE CAR WASH 12 DAYSAGO, BUT THEIR ORDER TO CLOSESTILL CAUGHT OWNER MARKLINTNER BY SURPRISE.(SOT━Mark Lintner/ BusinessOwner :24“Our customers thatcome to our site use theautos.

They sit in their car,pad the kiosk, they donleave their car and they donmingle with any personnel atall” (TRACK) BUT THAT DOESNACCOUNT FOR COMING INTOCONTACT WITH KEY PADS ORVACUUM HANDLES WHERE THECORONAVIRUS MAY LAY IN WAIT,JUST LIKE AT THE GAS STATIONACROSS THE STREET.

THE CARWASH REPRESENTS LINTNERINCOME IN RETIREMENT, AND HEHAS HAD TO LAY OFF ONEEMPLOYEE, WHILE KEEPING HISMANAGER ON TWO HOURS PER DAY.(SOT━Ken Perry, Sr./Carwash Manager :33“Me andthe wife just& I donstruggle.

Iunemployment, but I havenheard anything from them”(TRACK) ADDING TO THEFRUSTRATION IS A HANDFUL OFCAR WASHES, WHICH APPEAR TOSTILL BE OPEN JUST DOWNPULASKI HIGHWAY IN ABERDEENAND EDGEWOOD.

FOR THE RECORD,STATE POLICE SAY UNDER THEHOMELAND SECURITY ANDGOVERNORTHE ONLY CAR WASHES ALLOWEDRIGHT NOW ARE FOR FOOD SERVICEAND MEDICAL VEHICLES.

THATMEANS THE SUPER SHINE CAR WASHAND OTHERS LIKE IT MUST REMAINCLOSED EVEN THOUGH ITSAYS THE ORDER IS ARBITRARY ATBEST.

(SOT) :12“I have aproblem with that, because heleft the liquor stores openand other businesse━laundrymats and drycleaners and allthat, and I donfair to us” (HAGER S━UP)15:45“So far the owner saysheinto federal relief money ashe continues to access hissavings to get by.

Reportingin Cecil County, Jeff Hager,WMAR 2 News”