COVID-19 infection trends have Butte County on pace to move to the more restrictive red tier next week.
That means business owners yet again must prepare to take a hit financially.
Covid-19 infection trends have butte county on pace to move to the more restrictive red tier next week.
And that means business owners yet again must prepare to take a hit financially.
Action news now reporter dani masten is live in chico, dani how are people coping with the back and forth?
Alan it has been very difficult for businesses like the pour house here in chico to have to make constant changes to their restaurant.
Sot/ gary lewis/owner of pour house "i am worried if we can;t have much of an indoor space."
After butte county public health announced tuesday that the county could be heading back to a more restrictive tier..
The owner of pour house tells action news now he is worried for his business.
Sot/ gary lewis/owner of pour house "now we try to imagine what is going to happen if it is windy, rainy, and thereby not having any outdoors and then limited to 25 percent only indoors...i could imagine that at some point it gets to a point where it makes more sense to close."
I reached out to the chico chamber of commerce who says that businesses would be hit hard if the county goes into the red tier again.
Katy thoma/ chamber of commerce president "the restaurants i have been in contact with, they can't even pay their rent or cover their overhead operating at 25 percent capacity and of course with the weather changing, everyone is going to have to have to move inside."
Stand up lewis tells me that although he has about 2o heat lamps set up on his outdoor patio - he doesn't think this will be enough for people to want to sit outside.
Sot/ gary lewis/owner of pour house "i don't see people wanting to live through the outdoor experience."
He says that short -term,the restaurant may be able to financially afford being open 25 percent indoors with not outdoor services but any longer than four to five months and the restaurant would have no choice but to close..
Right nowãthe pour house can seat up to one hundred and sixty people outside and one hundred people inside.
Live in chicoãi dani masten, action news now, coverage you can count on.
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