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Local lawmakers look to extend outdoor dining beyond pandemic


RHODE ISLAND – House Small Business Committee Chair Carol Hagan McEntee (Dist. 33 – South Kingstown, Narragansett) has proposed legislation that would allow restaurants to continue providing al fresco dining for at least another year.
When life eventually returns to normal and emergency orders are lifted, McEntee doesn’t want to immediately do away with an important lifeline for the restaurant community. Because municipalities relaxed ordinances and zoning requirements, small businesses were able to “Take It Outside” and survive a period of incredible financial hardship. 
But this lifeline didn’t come without significant efforts and investments. 
“Before emergency orders are lifted, I want to see a moratorium from cities and towns from shutting down all the efforts that these businesses have made to ‘Take It Outside,’ to continue to survive,” McEntee said during the most recent Small Business Committee meeting. â ....

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