A sign informs visitors of the mandatory mask zone in Breckenridge on July 12. The zone encompasses all of Main Street as well as some surrounding areas. Summit County officials are working to find ways to improve compliance with COVID-19 regulations as the community struggles with pandemic fatigue.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the most recent COVID-19 case data published by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Education.
Although COVID-19 cases across Colorado are on the decline, the opposite trend is happening in Summit County and other resort communities.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 27, the state’s two-week cumulative incidence rate was 384.6 new cases per 100,000 people, a number that has been steadily declining since the state saw a bump in cases in mid-January.
The changes apply to 5 Star-certified restaurants. Author: Nate Lynn Updated: 8:29 PM MST January 22, 2021
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. Patrons at Summit County restaurants will soon have a little more time to enjoy their adult beverages, the county s health department announced Friday.
Summit County Public Health said in a release it will now allow alcoholic beverage sale and consumption in 5 Star-certified restaurants until 10 p.m., starting Saturday.
The current cut-off time is 9:30 p.m.
“We hope that this change gives restaurants that have gone through the process of 5 Star Certification the ability to expand their sales with the extra half hour,” said Public Health Director Amy Wineland.
Summit County officials are now allowing restaurants that are part of the 5 Star Business Certification Program to sell alcohol until 10 p.m.
At a Board of Health meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21, Summit County officials decided to allow restaurants in the program to keep alcoholic drinks on the table until 10 p.m. with a 9:30 p.m. curfew. On Friday, Jan. 22, officials said they have since changed that rule to allow for the sale and consumption of alcohol until 10 p.m., which is in line with state alcohol restrictions under level orange.
The change only applies to businesses that are five-star certified. All restaurants that do not participate in that program are subject to a 9:30 p.m. last call.
Ice Castles officials provided an updated presentation to Dillon Town Council members during a regular meeting Jan. 5, the latest in a lengthy discussion on a proposed long-term agreement with the town. But the community remains deeply divided on whether the attraction can remain at Town Park without creating undue hardships on residents.
Pedro Campos, a landscape architect with Zehren & Associates, provided council with the most up-to-date plans, which included detailed drawings of the park for year-round use along with cost estimates for the proposal. Campos said the current proposal was heavily influenced by community feedback collected over the past year.
Summit County officials will be releasing a new public health order next week to clarify how short-term lodging companies should go about confirming the number of households in one reservation.