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Bonnie Lehman, center, owner of Arapahoe Cafe in Dillon, serves food to Clara McClure, left, and Kodie Sheppard on May 31. Summit County officials are discussing possible restrictions for this summer, including a proposal to decrease the amount of physical distancing required on restaurant patios.
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With the state’s COVID-19 dial system expected to expire later this month, Summit County leaders sat down Thursday to discuss local restrictions that could help move the county toward what they called a “cautious reopening.”
At a Board of Health meeting, local officials presented the Summit Board of County Commissioners with a proposed first draft of a new public health order
Katelyn Huston, owner of Barre Forte, teaches a class Wednesday, April 7, at the studio in Frisco. Huston is one of many Summit County business owners impacted by the state s decision to move the county back to level orange due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Level orange requires that gyms and fitness centers operate at 25% capacity.
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Huston, who owns Barre Forte, is one of many local business owners adhering to additional restrictions as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. According to the Colorado Department of Health & Environment website, this means restaurants, gyms, fitness centers and events are limited to 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer. Personal services including barbershops, salons and tattoo parlors are limited to 25% capacity or 25 people, whichever is fewer. In addition, businesses still have to adhere to the 6-foot distancing rule.
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Summit County will be moved from level yellow to level orange on the state’s COVID-19 dial beginning Wednesday, April 7. The move will decrease capacities at most businesses.
Graphic from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Summit County officials expressed their frustrations in a Board of Health meeting Tuesday that the state would be moving the county backward on the COVID-19 dial.
The move from level yellow to level orange restrictions takes effect at 6 a.m. Wednesday, reducing capacity at most business types to 25%. Businesses in the 5 Star State Certification Program can operate under level yellow restrictions, which generally allow up to 50% capacity with some limits.
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