Restaurants celebrate lifting of ban to remain open

INDOOR DINING AND PUTS APROPOSED FOUR-WEEK-LONG BAN ONHOLD.

WMAR 2 NEWSHAS REACTION TO THE TEMPORARINJUNCTION.(HAGER ST-UP) 13:46“For now,itbut Anne Arundel Countyrestaurants are hoping thatthe court will allow them toremain open in the future”(TRACK) CHAMBERS OF COMMERCEFROM THROUGHOUT ANNE ARUNDELCOUNTY HAD TRIED TO STOP IT.(NAT SOT) 11:43“We were justurging the county executive tonot put further restrictionsand to keep it where it is”(TRACK) BUT COUNTY EXECUTIVESTEUART PITTMAN WASANY PART OF IT.

(NAT SOT)17:39“The action that weretaking is moving from the 25percent capacity in bars andrestaurants that weright now to take out only”(TRACK) IMAGINE THE SURPRISEOF RESTAURANT OWNERS, LIKEBILL CHALMERS OF THE GRILL INGLEN BURNIE, WHEN ON THE VERYDAY THE FOUR-WEEK BAN WAS TOTAKE EFFECT, A JUDGE GRANTED ATEMPORARY INJUNCTION AFTERSOME RESTAURANTS ARGUED THEYWERE BEING SINGLED OUT ASPRIME PLACES WHERE THECORONAVIRUS COULD SPREAD WHENOTHER BUSINESSES LIKE CASINOSWOULD REMAIN OPEN.

SOT---BillChalmers/Restaurant 5:25“Ithink that we were singled outand wein the highest risk factor.

Ithink that once we reallystart boring into the contacttracing and really figuring itout, I think the restaurantswill come out on top.

Thereno question in my mind”(TRACK) THIS FROM AN OWNER WHOSPENT AS MUCH AS 20- THOUSANDDOLLARS TO MAKE HIS RESTAURASAFER FOR HIS PATRONS, HISSTAFF AND HIS OWN FAMILY, FORTHAT MATTER, WHO ALSO WORK INTHE BUSINESS.

EMPLOYEESRECEIVING THEIR SECOND PINKSLIPS OF THE PANDEMIC ARE NOBEING CALLED BACK.

(SOT) 2:45“Itthem.

Therea schedule.

Weschedule.

Now, we have tochange it back yesterday atthree ouncertainty going into theholidays.stressful.

No question”(HAGER ST-UP) 14:32“Thetemporary injunction only runsthrough December 28th and ifitit could jeopardize other bansin the state, including theone in the City of Baltimore.Reporting in Anne ArundelCounty, Jeff Hager, WMAR 2News”49 MORE DEATHS FROM COVID-19IN MARYLAND, OVER THEP