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'Christmas came early:' State approves several counties for 5 Star program, easing restrictions A Douglas County restaurant said Christmas came early after getting the green light to reopen under Colorado's 5 Star Program. By: Adi Guajardo and last updated 2020-12-24 12:15:01-05 CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) approved several counties for the 5 Star State Certification Program. The program eases restrictions allowing for indoor dining at restaurants and also increases capacity at gyms. Customers eagerly waited for a ...

Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the state's 5-Star Certification Program.  Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed "10 days of stable and declining hospitalizations and may now authorize certified businesses to open," according to a news release from Douglas County.  Beginning Wednesday evening, 18 restaurants, 14 gyms and fitness centers and one indoor event venue can operate at...

'Christmas came early:' State approves several counties for 5 Star program, easing restrictions A Douglas County restaurant said Christmas came early after getting the green light to reopen under Colorado's 5 Star Program. and last updated 2020-12-24 12:15:01-05 CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) approved several counties for the 5 Star State Certification Program. The program eases restrictions allowing for indoor dining at restaurants and also increases capacity at gyms. Customers eagerly waited for a table inside at the Great Divide B...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is in the process of rolling out its new 5 Star State Certification Program to augment the existing color-coded COVID health and safety dial. The program would allow restaurants to apply for certification in order to do business one level up from the current color level of their county. The City and County of Denver is currently under Level Red restrictions, which prohibit any indoor dining — but earning the 5 Star certification would allow a business to open at Level Orange rules, so a restaurant could seat diners indoors at 25 perc...

The county will apply Friday. It could take three to 10 days for the state to approve the application. In the meantime, the county can start inspecting businesses to have them qualified once the county is approved. "Our main priority is going to be driven toward restaurants, and then after that event venues, and then after that other businesses because those restaurants and event venues have had the most negative effects," said Douglas County Facilities Director Tim Hallmark. To apply, the county must detail how it plans to enforce the rules and how it will handle complaints about compliance....