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Butte Health Board allowing more customers in restaurants, bars and casinos
Butte restaurants, bars and casinos can increase capacity starting Friday
By: John Emeigh
and last updated 2021-03-16 21:53:42-04
BUTTE â Butte health officials are loosening COVID-19 restrictions that will allow restaurants, bars and casinos to increase their capacity from 50 percent to 75 percent.
âI think itâs great news. Itâs been a long year for all the restaurants, bars and casinos in Butte,â said Metals Sports Bar and Grill General Manager Dave Andrews.
The health board made the decision after the county showed sustained decline in rates of new COVID-19 cases. The decision came almost a year after all nonessential businesses were closed down when the coronavirus started appearing in Butte.
Homes, rather than bars, will be ringing in 2021 with party hats, balloons and noisemakers.
Butte-Silver Bow Undersheriff George Skuletich doesnât foresee Dec. 31 being too busy for his department, but itâs best to be prepared.
So, to err on the side of caution, rather than the usual five or six officers working the graveyard shift on a Thursday night, 10 to 12 officers will be out cruising the streets. They will be making sure the bars are closed long before midnight and that residents are being safe and sensible drivers.
Particularly this year, Skuletich thinks there will be an increase in the number of house parties, which, according to health department guidelines, isnât recommended.