gym owner plans on reopening despite restrictions

Jason Crippen owns Revamp Fitness in Herkimer.

He also works as a police officer for the Herkimer Police Department.

Like all gyms across the area, Revamp Fitness has been closed for the last two months.

Now Crippen is saying it has been long enough.

Herkimer police officer that runs a gym on the side says he is going to be defying the state's restrictions and opening his business a week from today.

The owner tells us that he does plan on abiding by social distancing guidelines.

But he still could face fines for reopening.

News channel 2's brent kearney spoke with the gym owner and county officials.

"brent kearney wktv "now gyms like here in herkimer are feeling the pressure under these coronavirus restrictions because they remained closed.

But despite those restrictions this gym plans on reopening."

"its time to reopen, its time to get back to business."

Revamp fitness owner jason crippen says he's tired of waiting.

On his gym's facebook, he announced that despite the current restrictions his gym will be reopening a week from today on may 11th.

.

None .

None "we've done everything we've been asked to do, we've been closed from the beginning.

We didnt buck the system from the beginning.we are not minimizing this.

We believe that the health and safety of everybody is important but we also believe people's mental health and physical health is important as well."

Jason is also a current member of the herkimer police department.

The same agency that would eventually be responsible of enforcing his opening.

The herkimer county sheriff scott scherer told me over the phone that they will treat this as if it was any other person.

"vincent bono, herkimer county chairman" "if an initial complaint comes in, you will get a visit from the shifs office.

The sheriff's office will investigatit antell u not to dot.

Subsequentlyif yor complaint, tt complainthen gets handed over to the local jurisdiction."

"when i'm working on my business and making decisions to open my business working for the police department or my primary source of iome hasnothiy decisions to open my business here.

Crippen says he has consulted with his landlord and attorney prior to making this decision.

I did reach out the herkimer police chief michael jory.

He says he didnt want to comment on the matter as it may result in a personel issue.

In herkimer brent kearney news channel 2 >