Grants Pass restaurants prepare to reopen indoor dining
Josephine County will move down one level to ‘High Risk’ from ‘Extreme Risk’ starting tomorrow. The shift will allow restaurants to reopen indoor dining at 25 percent maximum capacity – or 50 people.
Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:11 PM
Updated: Mar 12, 2021 5:58 PM
Posted By: Jayda McClendon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Josephine County will move down one level to ‘High Risk’ from ‘Extreme Risk’ starting tomorrow.
The shift will allow restaurants to reopen indoor dining at 25 percent maximum capacity – or 50 people.
NewsWatch 12 spoke to restaurant owners in downtown Grants Pass, and they say they’re doing a lot of cleaning as well as getting more staff ready to work tomorrow.
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