Chautauqua County COVID-19 numbers low, yet businesses unable to open

Chautauqua County COVID-19 numbers low, yet businesses unable to open.

LEADERS ANDBUSINESSES INCHAUTAUQUA COUNTYSAY THEY ARE READYTO REOPEN..

BUT ERIECOUNTY IS GETTING INTHE WAY.CHAUTAUQUA HASONLY A HANDFUL OFACTIVE COVID-19CASES... HOWEVER-IT'S NOW PART OF THEWESTERN NEW YORKREGION.- IT'S COUNTYEXECUTIVE TELLS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER -- THEGOVERNOR SHOULDCONSIDER SPLITTINGTHEM FROM THE RESTOF THE PACK.SOT: I WANT TO OPENTHAT'S THE FEELINGOF MANY BUSINESSOWNERS INCHAUTAUQUACOUNTY.WHO STILLHAVE NO IDEA WHENTHEY'LL BE ABLE TOREOPEN THEIR DOORSSOT:COUNTY IS INCLUDEDWITH ERIE ANDNIAGARA ON THEGOVERNOR'SREGIONAL RE-OPENNGPLAN..DESPITE HAVING LESSTHAN 10 ACTIVECASES OF COVID-19..SOT: THAT'S THE MOSTFRUSTRATING THINGFOR MELANIE PREISSWHO OWNS FORGEGYM ANDPERFORMANCE IN.SOT: TO BEGENERALIZED IN SUCHA BIG POPULATIONWHEN WE ARE ASMALL POPULATIONTHAT HAS BEEN THEMOST DIFFICULT ANDTHEN HEARINGYESTERDAY THAT ITWAS EXTENDED THATWAS LIKE A DAGGERTO THE HEARTNATS: IT WILL BE ONECLIENT AWAY FROMANOTHER THAT WAYWE ARE IN SOCIALDISTANCINGCOMPLIANCEKYLA RODRIGUEZOWNS FORBICI HAIRDESIGN.

SHE HAS APLAN FOR REOPENINGSANITATIONSTATIONS.ONE ENTRANCEONEEXITSOCIAL DISTANCING INPLACE..SHE SAYS SHE'SREADY TO OPEN NOW.SOT: LET US RE-OPENAND BESAFECAUTIOUS THECASES AREN'TGROWING HEREIF YOU'RE AFRAID STAYHOME DON'T GETYOUR HAIR DONECHAUTAUQUA COUNTYEXECUTIVE PJ WENDLSAYS THE COUNTYMEETS ALL 7 OF THEGOVERNORSREOPENINGREQUIREMENTSIFTHE COUNTY IS SPLITFROM ERIE..SOT: HE NEEDS TOLOOK AT US AS A SUBREGIONAS OF 3PM FRIDAY..CHAUTAUQUA COUNTYHAS HAD 46CONFIRMED CASES OFCOVID -1933 HAVE RECOVEREDAND 9 AREACTIVE;...THREEPEOPLE HAVE DIED.COMPARE THAT TOTHE MORE THANFOUR-THOUSAND,SEVEN-HUNDREDCASES IN ERIECOUNTYAND THE 411 COVID-19DEATHSSOT: WE ARE ASKINGTO LOOK AT THEUNIQUNESS WE HAVEIN CHAUTAUQUAALLEGANYFOR THESE TWOFEMALE-OWNEDBUSINESSESIT'S TIME TO TAKESMALL COMMUNITIESWITH LOW COVID-19INFECTIONS INTOCONSIDERATIONSOT: WE ARE NOTYOUR TYPICAL GYMWE COULD ONLY HAVEFIVE PEOPLE IN HERESO TO GENERALIZEWHEN WE ARE NOTYOUR TYPICAL ISFRUSTRATINGIN CHAUTAUQUACOUNTY,HB7EWN