Jackson, Wyandotte, Johnson counties begin reopening

Some businesses in Jackson, Wyandotte and Johnson counties were allowed to reopen Monday.

But not all business owners are opening up their dining rooms just because they can.

JOHNSON, WYANDOTTE,AND JACKSON COUNTIESOFFICIALLY BEGANREOPENING BUSINESSESTODAY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESEXPLAINS HOW THEY'RECOMPLYING WITHGUIDELINES TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Even though restaurants inJackson County now have thegreen light to do dine-inservices again, not allbusiness owners are ready totake chairs off tables justquiteyet."NAYOU CAN STILL GET YOURWOOD-FIRED PIZZA TO-GOAT PROVIDENCE PIZZERIAIN GRANDVIEW.BUT YOU CAN'T DINE-INYET.LUKE SALVATORE, OWNER,PROVIDENCE PIZZERIA CO.,GRANDVIEW"We're not in a huge hurry toopen yet."OWNER LUKE SALVATORESAYS HE'S TAKING IT SLOW- FOCUSING ON OPENINGPATIO SEATING THISWEEKEND.IN JACKSON COUNTY DINE-IN SERVICES AREALLOWED STARTINGMONDAY - BUT SALVATOREDOESN'T FEEL IT'S THERIGHT TIME.LUKE SALVATORE, OWNER,PROVIDENCE PIZZERIA CO.,GRANDVIEW"I think our posture is to kindastand back and kinda let's seewhat other restaurants aredoing analso try to get a feelfor what people want to do."HE SAYS THE 25 PERCENTOCCUPANCY RULE MAKESIT TOUGH TOO.IN JOHNSON COUNTY -RESTAURANTS THATOPENED MONDAY - LIKEJASON'S DELI- DON'T HAVEAN OCCUPANCY RULE.BUT NO MORE THAN TENPEOPLE ARE ALLOWED ATONE TABLE, WHICH MUSTBE SIX FEET APART FROMOTHERS.JODI AZEBEDO, DISTRIMANAGER, JASON'S DELI,OVERLAND PARK"It's been a little crazy, but agood crazy, we miss ourcustomers, and again we justwant to give them the feelingthat it's safe to come here.THE FIRST CUSTOMERS INTHE DOOR CAME TOSUPPORT THRESTAURANT'SFUNDRAISER FOR FALLENOVERLAND PARK OFFICEMIKE MOSHER.JODY MOLER, CUSTOMER"We thought that was a goodtribute, we missed it last nightso we wanted to do it today."JODY MOLER SAYS SHWAS A LITTLE NERUS -BUT SHE'S GLAD TO SEERESTAURANTS WORKINGHARD TO KEEP HER SAFE.JODY MOLER, CUSTOMER"The gloves were on, themasks were on, obviously it'ssix feet apart."DISTRICT MANAGER JODIAZEBEDO KNOWS SHE'LLGET MIXED FEELINGSFROM CUSTOMERS.SHE UNDERSTANDS IFPEOPLE AREN'T READY TOCOME IN YEFOR THE ONES THAT ARE -THEY'LL SEE PLENTY OFSANITIZER AND SOCIALDISTANCE MARKERS.IN OVERLAND PARK,