Vicksburg restaurants reopen at 100 percent

Restaurants in Vicksburg can open at 100 percent capacity but everyone must wear mask and be socially distant.

ORDER... IN IT, THE ABILITY FORRESTAURANTS TOREOPEN AT 100-PERCENT CAPACITY,WITHRESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.16 WAPT'S CECIL HANNIBAL HAS THEMAYOR'S THOUGHT PROCESS ON THEDECISION AND REACTION FROM ALOCALRESTAURANT OWNER.

RESTAURANTS IN VICKSBURG CANOPEN AT100 PERCENT CAPACITY BUTEVERYONE MUSTWEAR MASK AND BE SOCIALLYDISTANT.

FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS ,THIS IS SIGHOF RELIEF AFTER A TOUGH YEAR OFBUSINESS.RESTAURANTS IN VICKSBURG CAN NOWOPEN AT 100 PERCENT CAPACITY FORTHE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 6MONTHS.

"IT'S GOING TO BETREMENDOUS FOR RESTAURANTS."JAY PARMIGIANO IS THE OWNER OF10 SOUTH ROOFTOP BAR AND GRILL.HE SAYS COVID HAS BEEN A DEATHSENTENCE FOR MANY RESTAURANTSAFTER BEING SHUTDOWN FOR NEARLY3 MONTHSHE'S THANKFUL TO BE BACK INBUSINESS."IF IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS I SEE WELOOK LIKE WE'RE GONNA SPIKE ORCREATING A SPIKE THEN I'LL BRINGBACK THE RESTRICTIONS."VICKSBURG MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGSWILLALLOW RESTAURANTS TO STAY ATFULL CAPACITYAS LONG AS THEY SOCIAL DISTANCEAND WEARFACEMASKS.FOR PARIMGIANO THEY PLAN TOCONTINUEPRACTICING PROPER SAFETYPROTOCOL WITHOR WITHOUT A STATE MANDATE"WE'RE ALL OBVIOUSLY STILLWEARING MASKS WERE STILL...TOMAKE SURE THE GUEST FEELSCOMFORTABLE."THE ORDER WILL GO INTO EFFECTOCTOBER5TH AND WILL LAST UNTIL NOVEMBER2NDVICKSBURG OFFICIALS WILL THENREEVALUATHEIR PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

16 WAPT'S CECIL HANNIBAL JOINSUS LIVE FROM VICKSBURGAND CECIL... ARE THERE ANYPOTENTIALREPERCUSSIONS FOR THE CITY ANDANY OF ITSRESTAURANTS FOR THIS NEW ORDER?

GOOD EVENING, KEEGANTHE CITY'S ORDER DOES LOOSENRESTRICTIONSFROM THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER, WHICHALLOWS RESTAURANTS TO OPERATE ATJUST 75-PERCENT CAPACITY.WHILE THE MAYOR'S ACTION ISLEGAL,POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS AREENFORCEABLE BY THE STATEGOVERNMENT IFNECESSARYKEEGAN.

A JACKSON BUSINESS OWNER SAYSHISRESTAURANT IS STILL