Businesses, residents confused over reopening plans

As businesses look to reopen, the city and county they are located in will determine when and how they can get back to work.

There isn’t complete agreement in the metro , which has caused confusion for businesses and people -- especially for communities north of the Missouri River.

CASES, WITH 361 DEATHS.MANY OF YOU HAVE BEENASKING US QUESTIONSABOUT RE-OPENINGS.IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW:THINGS DIFFERDEPENDING ON WHEREYOU LIVE.KANSAS COUNTIES LIKELEAVENWORTH, MIAMI ANDDOUGLAS BEGIN PHASEONE MONDAY.MISSOURI COUNTIES LIKECASS, CLAY AND PLATTECAN RE-OPEN DININGROOMS WITH DISTANCINGAND OPEN SALONSMONDAY.MAY 6TH IS KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI'S SOFTOPENING.MAY 11TH, WYANDOTTE,JACKSON AND JOHNSONCOUNTIES START RE-OPENING.MAY 15TH IS K-C-MO'S BIGRE-OPEN DATE.MAY 18TH IS THE EARLIESTKANSAS COULD MOVEPHASE 2.JUNE 1ST IS THE EARLIESTKASNAS COULD MOVE TOPHASE 3.JUNE 15TH IS THEEARLIEST KANSAS COULDBE ALL OPEN.IN THE NORTHLAND THEREARE SEVERAL DIFFERENTOPENING OR SOFTOPENING DATES FORBUSINESSES TO FOLLOW.IT JUST DEPENDS ONWHERE THE BUSINESS ISLOCATED.AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHARES -- THIS MAKES THEDECISION ON WHEN TOOPEN A BUSINESS,CONFUSING.NICK:YOU WONT FIND A PLACEQUITE LIKE MA AND PASKETTLE IN CLAYCOMO,THEY"VE BEEN AROUNDFOR THE PAST 25 YEARSAND WITH CLAY COUNTYBUSINESSES OPENING UPMORE NEXT WEEK"EVENRESTAURANTS LIKE THISONE ARE A LITTLECONFUSED ON ALL THENEW RESTRICTIONS.THE ORDERS KEEPCOMING IN AT A RAPIDRATE"AS CURB SIDEPICKUP IS A POPULARCHOICE HERE"BUTOWNER JANET DEVINE ISCONTEMPLATING WHENSHE CAN LET HERCUSTOMERS EAT INSIDE.SINCE HER BUSINESS IS INCLAYCOMO"ON MONDAYSHES ALLOWED 25-PERCENTOCCUPANCY"WHICH ISABOUT TEN PEOPLE.SHE DOEN"T KNOWHOW SHE"LL MAKETHAT WORK IN THISSMALLER SPACE.AND SINCE MANY OF HERCUSTOMERS AREOLDER"ANYWAY--SHEMAY JUST PUSH HERREOPENING BACK.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle Restaurant.We"re going to wait untilat least after Mother"s Dayand kind of go from there, wedon"t have a set datebecause it just seems likeevery week it"s changingand when we come back wewant to make sure it"s theright thing to do.THE CONFUSION ISN"TJUST WITH THE BUSINESSOWNERS, IT"S ALSOWITH THOSE MAY SHOPAND EAT AT SOME OFTHESE ESTABLISHMENTS.WE"LL TALK A LITTLEMORE ABOUT THAT AT 6PM.REPORTING IN CLAYCOMONICK STARL