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EVELETH â Hours after bar, restaurant and salon owners from throughout the Iron Range met Tuesday to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on their businesses, the Eveleth City Council said it would not enforce executive orders blocking those businesses from opening.
Councilors unanimously passed a resolution declaring Eveleth a âConstitutional and Business Friendly Communityâ and said city resources wonât be used to force businesses to comply with Gov. Tim Walzâs stay-safe order that went into effect Monday, which allows retailers to open at limited capacity, but keeps bars and restaurants closed to dine-in services.
Walz is expected to announce a plan Wednesday that will allow those businesses to reopen under certain guidelines, but the Eveleth resolution approved Tuesday means the city and its police department would effectively step aside and let the cityâs businesses operate as they feel.
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Iron Range Restaurant Owners React to Second Shutdown Order
Restaurant Owners on the Iron Range are Feeling the Financial and Emotional Strain From Minnesota s Second Shutdown Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 15, 2020
EVELETH, Minn. – Hundreds who work in the service industry continue to be impacted by the second COVID-19 shutdown in Minnesota.
As Christmas comes quickly, the financial strain is not only impacting restaurant owners but the many employees who rely on tips to make ends meet.
“It’s upbeat, it’s fun, there are people everywhere,” said Jessica Lietz, owner of Boomtown Brewery and Woodfire Grill.
Lietz recently set the scene on a normal day, pre-pandemic.
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