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Standalone bars anxious to reopen in Palm Beach County, but county officials have concerns

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Standalone bars anxious to reopen in Palm Beach County, but county officials have concerns
Standalone bars anxious to reopen in Palm Beach County, but county officials have concerns

Chairs and tables remain piled up in the corner at Hurricane Bar & Lounge in Delray Beach on Tuesday as the owners wait to find out when they may be able to reopen.

COUNTY'S REQUEST TO JOIN AMODIFIED PHASE 2.

ON FRIDAY -THE COUNTY MAYOR SENT A LETTERPUSHING TO JOIN THE NEXT STEPIN REOPENING.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5WHY SOME BUSINESS OWNERS ARESTILL FRUSTRATED.CHAIRS AND TABLES ARE STILLPILED UP IN THE CORNER ATHURRICANE BAR AND LOUNGE, ASTHE OWNERS WAIT TO FIND OUTWHEN THEY MAY BE ABLE TO OPEN.STAND ALONE BARS ARE NINCLUDED IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY2 AND BAR OWNERS SAY THE MOSTFRUSTRATING PART IS NOT HAVINGA DATE SET FOR WHEN THEY MBE ABLE TO OPEN.

SURROUNDINGCOMPETITORS WILL LIKELY GET TOOPEN THEIR BARS UP ANY DAY NOWAS PALM BEACH COUNTY WAITS FTHE GOVERNORJOINING PHASE 2HURRICANE BAR AND LOUNGE IDELRAY BEACH WILL STILL BESHUT DOWN& 13:07:34 ITS KIOF DEVASTATING TO THEEMPLOYEES, TO US AS OWNERS,THE INVESTMENTS, THE COST OFDOING BUSINESS ON THE AVENUEAND NOT HAVING AN INCOME TOWITH IT EDWARD BUXTON SAIDHESHERIFF TO LEARN EXACTLY WHATARE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT BARSOPENING WHILE PROTESTS AREONGOING.

I DID TOO BUT HE WASNOT AVAILABLE.

13:08:44HAVENDEMONSTRATIONS, DURING THEPANDEMIC SO IF THERE IS APROBLEM I GUESS WE ARE NOTCONTRIBUTING TO IT DELRAYBEACHSTATEMENT“I HAVENPERSONALLY SEEN ANY ISSUESWITH ALCOHOL DURING THEPROTESTS, BUT STANDALONE BARCAN POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTE TO THEPOSSIBILITY.

SO I DO STAALONG WITH WHAT THE SHERIFF ISSAYING.

PALM BEACH COUNTYCOMMISSIONER HAL VALECHE SAYSHE UNDERSTANDS THE SHERIFFCONCERNS BUT SAYS HE ALSOHEARS BAR OWNERS LOUD ANDCLEAR.

2:00 I HAVE TO SAY IAGREE WITH THEM YOU CAN GOINTO A LIQUOR STORE AND IFYOUGO TO A DEMONSTRATION AND ACTROWDY YOU CAN GO TO A BAR THATHAS FOOD SERVED AND GETDRINK.

MICHELLE QUESADA - WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.

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