Franconia officials table restaurant shutdown request
January 06, 2021FRANCONIA Two weeks after drafting a letter that asked restaurants to stop all dine-in services voluntarily, the Franconia Select Board opted not to move forward with their request. We were watching the data and in contact with our health officer, and the data did not look good for our county or our town. At that time, we decided to draft a letter to local eating establishments encouraging them to go to curbside while the community spread level seemed rather high for our county, stated Board Chair Jill Brewer.
In mid-December, Grafton Country was considered a red zone with an average of 25 positive cases for every 100,000 people. By the Dec. 28 board meeting, the numbers had diminished enough for the three-person board to change their minds.