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.
HUNDRED CASES AND 136DEATHS.AS BUSINESSES LOOK TOREOPEN"WHAT CITY AND COUNTYTHEY"RE IN"WILLMAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCEAS THERE ISN"TCOMPLETE AGREEMENT INTHE METRO.AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHARES"IT"SCONFUSING FOR BOTHBUSINESSES AND PEOPLE.MAY 4TH, MAY 6TH, MAY15TH THOSE ARE JUSTSOME OF THE REOPENINGDATES IN THE NORTHLANDIT JUST DEPENDS ONWHERE THE BUSINESS ISLOCATED"BECAUSE OFTHAT IT"S CAUSINGCONFUSION FOR A LOT OFPEOPLE.THE ORDERS KEEPCOMING IN AT MA ANDPA"S KETTLE.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle Restaurant.Everybody knows you by yourfirst name and what you order.THE RESTAURANTREMINDS YOU OF SIMPLERTIMES--BUT RIGHTNOW--CUSTOMERS GETTHEIR FOOD THROUGHCURB SIDE PICKUP.OWNER JANET DEVINECONTEMPLATING WHENSHE CAN LET THEM EATINSIDE.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle Restaurant.Social distancing and limiticustomers in a small diner,it"s going to be hard.SINCE HER BUSINESS IS INCLAYCOMO"ON MONDAYSHES ALLOWED 25-PERCENTOCCUPANCY"WHICH ISABOUT TEN PEOPLE.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle Restaurant.If we limit to 10 people in herewe can put one person oneach side of the booth andthen maybe use two boothsand then somebody walks inand they say where do I sit Ican we can"t let you sit.SHE DOEN"T KNOWHOW SHE"LL MAKETHAT WORK IN THISSMALLER SPACE.AND SINCE MANY OF HERCUSTOMERS ARE OLDERSHE MAY JUST PUSH HERREOPENING BACK.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle RestaurantWe"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.NORTH OF THE RIVER"INCLAY AND PLATTECOUNTIES--BUSINESSESCAN SLOWLY REOPEN ONMAY 4TH"WITH 25-PERECENT OCCUPANCY.HOWEVER ON MAY 6TH IFTHE BUSINESS IS LOCATEDIN KCMO IN THOSECOUNTIES"SALONS ANDRETAIL CANOPEN"UNDER THE10/10/10 RULE.AND ON MAY15TH"DINING ROOMSCAN REOPEN WITH LIMITEDOCCUPANCY.CONFUSED?
SO ARE MANYOTHERS.Kristine Kennedy, Plattesburg,MOThey bleed into each othand so it"s very hard toknow, okay well here I can goto this restaurant cuz I"mallowed or here I can"tbecause they're not open yet.Thomas Pickens, Olathe, KSWe don"t know what"sgoing to be open, what"sgoing to be closed, so yeahit"s kind of confusing.A CONFUSING TIME"HOPING FOR SIMPLERDAYS"WITH SOME GOODFOOD.Janet Devine, Owner of Ma andPa"s Kettle Restaurant.Hopefully it will get back totheway it was.REPORTING IN CLAYCOMONICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS
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