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One month after Michigan’s bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen at 25-percent capacity, statewide business leaders are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to increase how many customers are permitted in indoor dining rooms.
A group of 14 regional business associations sent a letter to Whitmer on Monday, saying they’re “encouraged by the data” on coronavirus trends in the state. The decline in cases since January, they hope, will inspire her to allow the next phase of reopening.
“It is no secret that some industries, based on the sheer nature of their industries, have been impacted more than others,” according to the letter signed by the group that includes chambers of commerce representing the state, Detroit region and Grand Rapids.
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Executive Vice-President Andy LaBarre says consumers may feel more comfortable shopping in-person and taking advantage of outdoor dining if they’ve been vaccinated. But even with the vaccine, LaBarre believes it will take some time for that comfort level to go back to where it was when the pandemic began.
Andy LaBarre: For consumers and for folks running and owning businesses, I would recommend they think of it sort of a, hopefully, the start of a transition back towards normal. But the pace of that transition really depends on collectively our level of adherence to the guidance public health professionals are giving us.