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From YouTube: Reopening Groton Businesses - 5/12/20
Description
The Reopening Groton Businesses Webinar will be held Tuesday, May 12, at 9:30am. In an effort to reopen Groton Businesses as safely as possible, the Town of Groton, along with the City of Groton, and Ledge Light Health District will discuss what reopening business will look like for Groton. Some guidelines and recommendations will be given along with time for Q&A with Town, City, and Ledge Light Health District staff.
The webinar will be televised on GMTV and streamed on the Groton Municipal Television YouTube Channel. For more information about the Webinar please go to ExploreMoreGroton.com. The webinar is being sponsored by the Groton Town Council.
A
Town
of
groton's
zoom
business,
reopening
meeting
we're
just
trying
to
get
this
kicked
off
from
technology,
so
we're
going
to
kind
of
let
it
load
up
for
a
second,
as
people
are
just
jumping
into
the
call
onto
the
zoom,
so
everybody
can
listen
and
be
heard.
So
just
give
us
one
minute
as
we're
allowing
additional
people
to
kind
of
log
into
this
zoom
for
this
short
period
of
time.
A
For
those
of
you
that
don't
know
me,
my
name
is
john
reiner,
I'm
the
director
of
planning
and
development
services,
and
we
have
a
number
of
folks
from
the
office
of
planning
development
services
from
the
city
of
groton,
from
ledge
light
and
from
our
town
of
groton
police
department,
so
just
hold
on
one
moment
and
we'll
kick
this
event
off.
So
thank
you.
A
I
think
we'll
just
begin
so
again,
thanks
everybody
for
jumping
on
and
with
us.
Today
we
have
a
number
of
speakers.
We
have
steve
mansfield
and
katie
baldwin
from
ledge
light
health
district,
deb
jones
from
the
office
of
planning
development
services,
paige
bronk
from
the
office
of
planning
and
development
services.
Mayor
keith,
hendrick
from
the
city
of
groton
mayor,
patrice
granitowski
from
the
town
of
groton
town
manager.
A
One
thing
I
want
to
clearly
state
up
front
is:
we
will
not
get
to
everything
today.
Blue
will
do
our
best
to
cover
the
main
topics.
Answer
people's
questions.
If
people
have
additional
questions
at
the
end,
we'll
put
up
a
screen
with
contact,
information,
phone
numbers
and
emails
for
all
of
us
on
the
panel
for
today,
as
well
as
today,
will
be
the
first
event
I
think,
of
multiple
of
these
moving
forward,
we'll
announce
sometime
in
the
next
few
days
to
a
week.
A
B
I
did
my
camera's
blocked
by
my
anti-virus
software
and
I
can't
get
it
set
quickly
enough
so
good
morning.
Everybody.
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
coming
to
the
reopening
groton
business
webinar,
the
town
council
and
the
manager
of
town
staff
are
very
much
concerned
that
the
reopening
process
is
done
as
safely
as
possible.
B
Our
dual
goals
are
to
safeguard
public
health,
while
supporting
you
in
your
local
business.
The
town
will
be
working
with
you
to
shepherd
our
business
owners
through
this
process,
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
manager,
mr
burt
mayor,
hedrick,
mr
mansfield
and
alltown
staff
for
being
here,
and
you
don't
really
want
to
hear
from
me.
You
want
to
hear
from
staff
and
how
they
can
help
you.
So
I
will
exit
now
and
wish
you
well
and
please
reach
out.
If
you
need
anything
from
us,
thanks
so
much
be
well.
C
C
So,
if
you're
interested
in
being
on
that
committee
from
the
city
side
or
if
you
have
questions,
please
send
an
email
to
mayor
at
cityofgroton.ct.gov,
and
we
are,
we
are
here
to
support
and
we
want
to
get
businesses
back
on
their
feet
and
back
doing
what
they
do
best,
which
is
providing
services
to
all
of
us
and
we're
here
to
help.
So
thank
you
and
stay
safe.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
I
think
at
this
point
in
time
we
will
turn
things
over
to
steve
and
his
team
to
give
an
overview
of
kind
of
where
we
are
and
then
we'll
jump
into
the
rest
of
the
program.
So
thank
you.
Everybody
and
steve
I'll
hand
it
over
to
you
at
this
point
in
time.
Just
you
are
still
muted,
but
all
right
now,
you're,
not
there
you
go.
Thank
you.
D
Thanks
john
morning,
everyone
steve
mansfield,
I'm
director
of
health
at
ledge,
light
health
district,
I'm
joined
by
my
colleague,
katie
baldwin
katie
heads
up
our
regulated
establishment
division.
I
just
wanted
to
give
everybody
a
brief
overview
of
ledge
light
health
district's
role
in
this
reopening,
as
everyone
knows,
we're
responsible
for
licensing
and
inspecting
food
service
establishments,
cosmetology
establishments
and
some
other
entities
in
groton
and
our
other
nine
municipalities.
D
You're,
probably
also
aware
that
the
governor's
office
has
issued
pretty
specific
guidance
for
reopening
cosmetology
establishments
and
food
service
establishments
over
the
weekend.
What
we've
done
with
that
information
is
boiled
it
down
to
a
couple
of
single-page
check-off
lists
that
we
will
be
distributing
to
all
of
our
regulated
establishments.
Food
service
and
cosmetology,
so
they'll
know
exactly
what
they
need
to
do.
Of
course,
they
should
all
refer
to
the
government.
The
governor's
guidance
documents,
as
it
provides
a
lot
of
detail,
but
the
information
we
will
provide.
D
You
is
exactly
what
ledge
light
health
district
staff
will
be
looking
for
when
we
come
out
to
take
a
look
at
your
setup.
It's
pretty
straightforward.
It's
a
bulleted
list,
but
I
want
to
reemphasize
the
fact
that
what
john
mentioned
before
what
we
know
to
be
true
now
may
change
we're
aware
that
the
governor
is
going
to
be
putting
out
an
additional
executive
order.
We
thought
it
was
going
to
be
out
by
this
morning.
D
We
haven't
seen
it
yet,
but
that
executive
order
may
change
some
of
the
things
on
the
checklist,
for
instance
in
cosmetology
establishments
as
it
currently
stands.
Blow-Drying
hair
is
allowed,
but
we
saw
a
news
report
last
night,
although
it
hasn't
been
verified
that
the
governor
is,
or
the
governor's
task
force
has
changed
their
opinion
on
that.
D
If
we
receive
confirmation
that
that
is
changed.
Of
course,
we
will
adopt
that
into
our
guidelines,
but
everyone
should
recognize
this
as
a
work
in
progress.
This
is
only
the
first
phase
of
the
reopening
and
the
second
phase
will
obviously
mean
a
lot
more
changes,
so
we'll
do
our
best
to
keep
you
informed
as
we
move
forward
and
give
you
all
the
information
that
comes
out
of
the
governor's
reopening
task
force
as
far
as
what
restaurants
can
do.
D
As
far
as
reopening
as
everyone's
aware,
in
addition
to
curbside
service,
the
governor's
allowing
outdoor
seating,
outdoor
dining
and
we're
perfectly
fine
with
that
ledge
light,
health
district
doesn't
have
any
regulations
either
at
the
local
level
or
in
the
general
statutes
or
in
the
connecticut
public
health
code
that
prohibits
outdoor
dining
or
even
regulates
it.
So
if
you
want
to
set
up
dining
outdoors,
have
at
it
we're
not
going
to
be
involved
in
that
process
if
you
want
to
cook
outside.
That
is
something
we
have
to
know
about.
D
We
have
to
do
site
inspections
and
at
least
go
over
what
your
setup
is
and
make
sure
it's
compliant
with
the
ledge
light
health
district
regulations,
the
connecticut
public
health
code
and
the
new
governor's
mandates.
So
we'll
make
sure
everyone
has
that
information,
and
we
will
be
posting
this
information
on
our
website,
so
it's
readily
available
and
our
social
media
platforms.
D
But
we
have
heard-
and
it
hasn't
been
verified
that
the
governor's
mandate
may
prohibit
outdoor
cooking.
That's
something!
Obviously
we
don't
have
any
control
over
and
we've
made
our
position
known
to
the
state
health
department
that
it
is
allowed
under
our
code
and
we're
supportive
of
outdoor
setups.
D
So
if
someone
wants
to
have
a
pig
roast
in
a
parking
lot
as
long
as
they
can
comply
with
our
regulations
and
the
connector
public
health
code,
we're
okay
with
it
and
of
course
our
sister
agencies
have
to
approve
that
too,
as
far
as
planning
and
zoning
and
fire
and
so
forth.
But
I
just
wanted
everybody
to
be
clear
that
what
we
know
to
be
true
today
may
change
tomorrow
and
we'll
do
our
best
to
keep
everybody
up
to
speed
on
that.
A
Yeah,
I
think
people
will
wait
for
some
questions
at
the
end
of
this.
I
think
right
now,
paige
is
kind
of
keeping
track
of
that.
If
people
do
have
questions,
please
feel
free
to
type
them
into
the
comments
section
of
the
meeting
so
that
we
can
compile
those
as
we're
going
and
we'll
do
our
best
to
answer
those
questions
at
the
end.
E
E
I
also
wanted
to
mention
same
as
the
city
that
we're
looking
at
a
long-term
recovery
committee
and,
if
you're
interested
in
potentially
participating,
you
can
email
me
at
jbert
at
groton-ct,
groton-ct.gov,
again
j-b-u-r-t,
groton-ct.gov
and
then
also
to
mention
our
the
town
council
adopted
the
tax
deferral
option
to
allow
affected
businesses
to
apply
for
a
three-month
tax
deferral
for
taxes
and
government
utility
payments.
You
can
find
that
information
at
grotondashct.gov,
so
please
go
there.
The
deadline
for
applying
is
july
1st,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
no
one
misses
out
on
that.
Thank
you.
A
F
A
G
Thanks
john
morning,
everybody
to
build
on
what
steve
said.
This
is
a
fluid
situation,
so
this
is
what
we
know
now
we
don't
have
an
executive
order
regarding
outdoor
patios,
but
we
do
have
the
zoning
regulations
for
the
town
of
groton
outdoor
patios
are
allowed
in
commercial
zones.
Mixed
use
zones,
industrial
zones
and
approve
them
administratively.
G
You
don't
have
to
go
to
a
commission.
We
just
need
an
application
form
and
a
plan
that
shows
where
you
want
to
put
your
patio
and
how
you're
going
to
protect
your
patrons
from
traffic,
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
use
lights.
If
you're
want
to
put
up
a
tent.
That
sort
of
thing
goes
on
the
application
form
the
application
fee
has
been
waived
so,
provided
you
give
us
all
the
information
about
what
you
want
to
do.
G
A
H
Thank
you,
john.
This
is
carlton
smith
from
the
city
of
groton
building
and
zoning
department.
I
will
tell
you
first
off
that
we
do
have
a
zoning
permit
application
online.
If
you
to
the
city
website,
there
is
no
cost,
just
as
deb
had
just
mentioned
from
her
side
of
that
I
am
looking
for
as
simple
as
we
can
do
for
the
existing
buildings.
Those
existing
businesses
here
and
a
simple
gis.
G
H
Will
where
you'd
like
to
put
your
dining
facilities,
or
whatever
you'd
like
to
try
to
do,
will
be
more
than
sufficient
for
us
to
get
an
approval
out
there
in
our
regulations.
We
also
have
outdoor
patio
areas
in
there,
but
it
was
also
reiterated
last
night
by
our
planning
zoning
commission,
who
made
a
made
a
motion
to
support
this
in
every
possible
way
without
having
to
go
to
the
commissions
to
get
this
as
quickly
as
possible
to
to
the
businesses.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
carlton
and
I
also
want
to
hand
things
over
to
paige
bronk,
our
economic
and
community
development
manager.
He
can
talk
briefly
about
some
of
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
do
to
promote
economic
development
through
these
hard
times
for
small
businesses
and
large,
so
paige
I'll
hand
things
over
to
you.
I
Good
morning,
I
wanted
to
reinforce
that
our
goal
as
well
is
to
get
businesses
open
safely
and
as
quickly
as
possible.
We've
been
tracking
this
situation
for
weeks,
the
best
mechanism
that
we
have
to
display.
The
information
is
through
our
website,
explore
more
groton.com
you'll
find
if
you
go
to
that
website
under
doing
business,
there's
a
drop
down
that
deals
with
covid
19
business
assistance.
I
would
encourage
people
to
look
at
that.
I
The
first
information
that
we
were
putting
on
that
website
dealt
with
state
and
federal
financial
resources,
and
we
continue
to
do
that
most
recently,
though,
we've
actually
been
putting
much
of
the
information
that's
distributed
by
the
governor
and
the
state
in
terms
of
their
guidance,
but
in
addition
to
that,
and
maybe
more
importantly,
is
the
industry
best
practice
information.
That's
coming
out
sources
such
as
the
icsc,
the
shopping
center
organization,
also
retail
trades
they're,
providing
complementary
best
practices,
information
that
marries
well
with
the
information
that
the
state
is
providing.
I
The
other
thing
that
we
had
done
over
the
past
few
weeks
is
really
try
to
support
restaurants
and
putting
on
the
website
what
restaurants
are
opening
are
open.
What
are
their
hours?
How
are
they
requesting
that
their
customers
deal
with
them?
We
really
understood
the
sensitivity
with
our
local
businesses,
particularly
small
businesses.
I
We
also
issued
a
survey
and
the
reasons
in
all
honesty
were
a
little
bit
frightening,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
read
some
of
the
information
just
so
that
people
can
understand
the
severity
of
the
situation
we
received
about
71
responses
to
a
short
survey.
83
percent
of
the
respondents
had
less
than
10
workers
or
employees.
I
I
Fifty
eight
percent
had
taken
the
ppp
federal
program.
Funding.
52
percent
took
the
economic
injury
disaster
loan
funding
the
last
most
significant
question
that
we
asked
them.
How
long
can
you
remain
at
the
current
status
before
permanently
closing
84
said
through
may
61
said
through
june
41
said
through
july
28
said
through
august.
I
I
Obviously,
that
has
to
be
done
in
a
timely
manner
and
safely
at
the
same
time,
so
we're
under
pressures
to
get
something
done,
but
also
follow
the
best
guidance
we
can
get
from
the
state
and
also
industry
leads.
So
again.
I
would
encourage
people
to
follow
not
only
the
state,
but
if
we
could
go
to
explore
more
groton,
we
do
have
industry
best
practice,
guidance.
That
should
be
helpful
and
we
continue
to
update
that
daily.
A
All
right,
thanks,
paige,
the
only
the
kind
of
the
last
speaker
I
wanted
to
hand
things
off
to
lj
our
chief
of
police.
I
wasn't
sure
if
there
were
a
few
words
you
wanted
to
mention
just
I
know
you
and
your
team
have
been
out
about
trying
to
help
businesses
and
people
just
staying
safe
through
all
of
this.
J
Not
a
lot
to
say,
john,
I
sent
you
a
couple
of
notes,
but
you
know
our
concern
is
to
make
sure
we
enable
you
guys
to
do
your
jobs,
whether
it's
other
town
staff
or
the
businesses
that
are
opening,
but
just
to
be
clear.
We
do
get
complaints
regarding
social
distancing,
masks,
I'm
sure.
If
we're
we're
going
to
do
some
outdoor
seating,
there
may
be
some
pedestrian
concerns
and
some
traffic
concerns.
J
We
don't
want
to
be
killjoys.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
we
allow
people
to
enjoy
everything
that
the
businesses
have
to
offer,
but
we
also
have
to
be
cognizant
of
those
executive
orders.
There
are
enforcement
components.
We
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
encourage
people
to
comply
with
them
voluntarily,
so
we
don't
have
to
get
into
enforcement,
but
we
do
get
those
calls.
J
A
Okay,
I
think
that
was
really
the
end
of
our
speaking
portion
of
this,
which
gives
us
a
a
bit
of
time
and
platform
to
answer
some
questions.
So
I
I
saw
that
there
were
two
questions
that
came
in
regarding
salons
and
one
that
came
in
dealing
with
tents
and
fire
marshals
and
some
of
those
things.
So
I
think
maybe
the
the
salon
questions
page.
A
I
D
Hi,
this
is
steve
mansfield,
so
I
want
to
clarify
I've
been
looking
at
the
questions
as
they
come
into
the
q
and
a
and
of
all
of
the
quests.
We
have
do
have
a
few
answers,
but
we
have
posed
those
specific
questions
to
the
department
of
public
health
over
the
weekend
and
today
we
hope
to
have
more
clarification.
D
So
what
we
know
to
be
true
now
is
the
capacity
is
the
capacity
of
the
salon.
So
if
we
have
a
salon
that
the
fire
marshal
has
deemed
can
hold
50
people,
then
25
is
the
total
that
can
be
in
that
building.
Again,
that's
what
we
know
now
we're
waiting
on
further
clarification
from
dph,
but
I
think
it's
safe
to
assume
that
for
planning
purposes
for
the
time
being,.
F
D
We
we
know
that
we're
not
the
enforcement
agency,
but
we
do
have
a
big
role
in
educating
the
folks
who
are
charged
with
with
adhering
to
the
governor's
mandate.
So
we'll
continue
to
provide
that
education
to
our
establishments
and
if
we
do
run
into
enforcement
problems,
we'll
refer
it
to
the
appropriate
agency.
I
Okay,
the
next
question
somewhat
relates
to
something
I
had
mentioned
before.
We
have
state
guidance,
but
also
we
have
industry
standards
as
well
and
maybe
additional
code
compliance.
So
the
question
is
before
I
make
a
large
investment.
I
was
curious
if
an
open
sided
tent
is
considered
outdoor
seating.
I
already
have
spoken
to
the
fire
marshal
and
he
is
researching
what
his
regulations
would
be.
I
read
the
governor's
guidelines
and
there
was
no
mention
of
tents.
Some
backdrop
on
this.
I
believe
this
is
a
restaurant.
D
And
from
a
public
health
perspective,
there's
nothing
currently
in
our
regulations
that
would
prohibit
a
tent
with
or
without
sides,
but
that
question
has
been
put
to
dph
because
of
the
interpretation
that
a
sided
tent
could
be
construed
as
a
contained
eating
environment
similar
to
being
inside
a
restaurant.
So
that
question
has
been
posed
and
of
course,
we'll
share
that
answer.
When
we
get
it.
J
I
might
be
able
to
help
out
on
part
of
that
the
governor's
executive
order
was
pretty
specific
and
I'm
sure,
as
far
as
the
restaurants
go,
that
steve
may
want
to
weigh
in
up.
But
you
know
the
guidance
is
specific
or
the
executive
order
specific.
If
you
can't
maintain
social
distancing,
which
is
deemed
to
be
that
six
foot
distance,
then
people
should
be
wearing
masks.
I
would
encourage
people
that
are
visiting
downtown
mystic
that
are
out
in
the
public
to
wear
masks
to
to
comply
with
that
directive.
J
Unless
there's
a
change
that
we
see
in
the
upcoming
executive
orders,
we
we
will
receive
complaints
on
that.
Our
officers
will
attempt
to
address
it.
If
people
are
occupying
a
business
and
working
there,
I
think
again
I'll
defer
to
steve,
but
I
think
that
the
guidance
is
pretty
clear
that
they're
gonna
need
to
wear
them.
D
I
agree
with
everything
chief
casaro
has
said:
I'll.
Add
that,
as
I
mentioned
before,
we
don't
at
this
point
know
if
the
governor
is
going
to
change
the
enforcement
entity
for
people
who
are
not
complying,
but
at
this
point
in
time
I
think
personal
responsibility
has
a
lot
to
do
with
it
if
you're
going
out
to
eat-
and
you
see
an
outdoor
dining
area
where
people
aren't
wearing
masks.
Think
about
your
health
and
the
health
of
your
family
first
and
decide
if
you
want
to
go
there
and
then.
D
Secondly,
you
can
always
report
it
to
us,
the
local
health
department,
we'll
go
out
and
and
educate
them
and
tell
them
what
they
need
to
do.
We
understand
also
it's
it's
difficult
to
control.
What
large
groups
of
people
do.
We've
seen
that
on
the
on
the
weekends
with
the
great
weather,
and
we
knew
our
we
know,
our
restaurants
are
going
to
do
everything
in
their
power
to
comply
with
the
with
the
governor's
mandates.
F
F
Everything
needs
to
be
single
service,
or
you
know
a
single
service
packet
or
disposable
and
silverware
needs
to
be
either
pre-packaged
or
rolled
up,
and
your
table
should
not
be
preset
and
again
just
I
think
they
also
mentioned
utilizing
paper
menus
or
a
menu
board
or
having
people
use
their
cell
phone
to
view
the
menu.
We
want
to
limit
the
amount
of
items
that
customers
are
sharing
so
as
much
disposable
utensils
and
equipment
as
possible
and
then
cleaning
and
sanitizing
after
every
patron.
I
Thank
you.
The
next
question
isn't
100
clear
to
me,
but
I
think
we
can
get
the
under
the
the
general
concept
it
deals
with
a
restaurant.
It's
a
question
regarding
capacity
and
the
state's
guidance
dealing
with
50
capacity,
so
50
percent
of
restaurant
capacity
is
what
total
relative
to
both
inside
and
outside.
I
believe
the
question
is:
do
you
aggregate
both
indoors
and
outdoors
in
calculating
your
50,
or
is
it
really
just
supposed
to
be
based
on
50
of
your
insight.
D
So
for
establishments-
let's
just
use
I'll
just
pick
one
at
random-
that
I
know
s
p
oyster
company
in
downtown
mystic.
I
believe
their
capacity
is
indoors
and
outdoors,
I'm
not
sure,
perhaps
if
a
fire
marshal
could
clarify
that.
But
it's
a
very
good
question,
because
a
lot
of
our
establishments
are
planning
on
doing
outdoor
seating,
then
that
they've
never
done
before.
D
So
there
may
not
already
be
an
established
capacity,
so,
for
instance,
if
if
a
place
in
in
groton
decides
they
want
to
have
outdoor
seating,
we
may
not
know
what
the
normal
seating
is,
because
it
doesn't
exist.
So
that's
another
question
that
we've
already
articulated
to
the
department
of
public
health
and
again
we'll
share
that
answer.
When
we
get
it.
I
G
I'll
jump
in
so
I
mean
after
town
approval.
Clearly
you
just
put
up
your
barriers
and
and
tables,
and
with
regards
to
the
liquor
permit,
I
believe
the
state
has
a
form
where
you
can
amend
a
liquor
permit
that
you
already
have
and
be
allowed
to
serve
outside.
Is
that
what
your
understanding
is
steve.
D
Yeah,
so,
in
order
to
serve
liquor
outdoor,
you
need
a
patio
permit
from
the
department
of
consumer
protection
and
they've
made
it
clear
that
that
requirement
has
not
been
waived
that
permit
actually
needs
to
sign
off
from,
I
believe,
the
building
inspector,
the
fire
official
and
the
local
health
department.
So
I
think,
unfortunately,
that's
a
hoop
that
the
department
of
consumer
protection
wasn't
willing
to
waive
kind
of
an
offshoot
of
that
question.
D
D
It's
clear
that
you
can't
have
outdoor
bars
in
the
governor's
mandate,
but
it
is
unclear
as
to
whether
or
not
you
can
actually
set
up
a
distribution
system
and
we've
had
that
question
from
a
couple
of
places
that
want
to
do
beer
gardens
from
our
perspective.
You
know
with
our
local
regulations,
it's
okay,
it's
outdoor!
F
Just
to
add
on
to
what
steve
said:
sorry
paige,
we
do
have
staff
here
at
the
office
every
day,
so
we
will
be
here
to
sign
off
on
those
dcp
patio
permits
if
necessary,
but
I
would
recommend
calling
first
before
coming
down
because
our
office
is
close
to
the
public,
so
we
just
want
to
be
able
to
coordinate.
If
you
make
a
trip
down
to
have
a
signature,
someone
will
be
here.
I
D
I
F
D
Yeah
and
as
far
as
blow
drying
the
way
the
governor's
mandate
stands
now
is
it's
not
allowed,
but,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
someone
from
the
governor's
office
was
quoted.
I
believe
it
was
a
hartford
current
article
saying
that
they
were
reversing
that
policy,
so
keep
your
eye
on
the
news
on
our
website
and
and
we'll
see
what
that
changes.
D
They'll
be
determined
by
the
governor's
office,
the
the
governor's
executive
orders
are
the
ones
they
supersede
all
of
our
local
regulations,
at
least
health
department
regulations,
so
they're
putting
in
place
all
of
the
regulations
and
mechanisms
that
they
believed
will
appropriately
protect
employees
and
the
customers
there.
Again.
Enforcement
is
still
up
in
the
air
right
now.
All
of
the
governor's
mandates
are
enforceable
by
the
state
or
local
police
and,
of
course,
ledge
light
assists
all
of
our
municipalities
with
education.
J
The
short
answer
right
now
is
no:
we've
got
no
plans
for
that,
just
just
as
a
point
of
clarification,
the
streets,
most
of
them
in
downtown
mystic.
The
major
thruways
are
all
state
roads,
that's
governed
by
the
department
of
transportation.
They
have
been
reticent
to
close
down
any
of
those
roads
in
the
past,
the
local
traffic
authority,
which,
in
on
the
groton
side,
is
myself
and
the
town
manager.
J
We
don't
have
the
authority
there,
so
I
guess
the
short
answer
is
right.
Now,
no,
and
with
congestion
in
downtown
mystic
expected
larger
groups
coming
down
there
as
the
weather
gets
better
to
take
part
in
some
of
these
activities
and
utilize
the
businesses
down
there.
I
think
it
would
be
unwise
to
close
those
streets,
but
there,
as
I
indicated
at
the
beginning,
we're
concerned
about
pedestrian
traffic
blocking
those
roads
with
tables
and
whatnot.
So
at
at
this
point,
I
don't
see
that
happening.
D
D
I
F
Barbersides
are
best
for
your
implements.
So
your
comb,
your
scissors,
your
tweezers,
those
types
of
items
that
are
going
going
to
come
in
contact
with
a
person,
but
for
using
a
disinfectant
or
a
sanitizer
on
a
hard
surface.
It
should
have
an
epa
registered
number
and
have
some
kind
of
information
on
its
use
against
a
human.
J
You
know
the
authority
to
regulate
much
of
that
is
at
the
governor's
level.
However,
we
will
look
to
ensure
that
we
maintain
that
social
distancing
that
that
we're
obligated
to
maintain.
I
want
to
go
back
to
another
question.
I
think
I
need
to
clarify
something.
One
of
the
previous
questions
was
about
the
sidewalks.
I
think
it
was
about
one-way
pedestrian
traffic
that,
in
fact,
we
have
looked
at
in
some
areas,
particularly
on
the
mystic
river
bridge.
E
I
Next
question
deals
with
restaurants
and
it
is
an
interesting
one.
It's
so
far,
we've
treated
indoors
eating
versus
outdoor
eating
is
an
absolute,
but
maybe
it's
not
always
so
clear.
The
question
is
for
restaurants,
with
large
windows
that
typically
are
wide
open
during
the
summer
season
are
tables
adjacent
to
the
windows
deemed
to
be
outdoor,
seating
and
available
or
indoor
seating,
and
not.
D
I
G
I
D
We
don't
have
a
specific
date
and
time.
We
ask
that
question
as
soon
as
on
saturday,
as
soon
as
the
governor
put
out
the
guidelines-
and
we
were
told
early
next
week,
so
it
could
be
any
time
now,
but
unfortunately
we're
at
the
mercy
of
the
governor's
office
to
come
up
with
those
and
distribute
those.
But
as
the
most
accurate
information
we
had
was
sometime
early
this
week,.
I
D
So,
from
a
public
health
perspective,
there
are
a
lot
of
situations
that
are
very
similar
to
this.
We
have
to
rely
on
what
the
governor's
orders
say
and
we
we
refer
to
them.
Whenever
we
get
questions
the
most
recent
governor's
order
is
what
the
mandate
is.
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
rely
on
osha
to
determine
when
people
can
go
back
to
work.
I
I
The
state
guidance
will
only
take
us
so
far
and
I
believe
there's
some
language
in
the
state
guidance
that
is
specific
to
having
the
businesses
actually
try
to
figure
some
of
this
out
with
some
best
practices.
So
the
guidance
from
the
state
isn't
intended
to
be
the
same
as
a
business
plan
or
how
you
adapt.
I
I
D
So
to
answer
the
first
part
of
the
question:
yes,
I
did
say
that
the
governor
could
potentially
ban
outdoor
cooking.
We've
heard
rumors
of
that,
but
at
this
point
in
time
I
would
not.
I
would
continue
to
plan
if
you
want
to
do
outdoor
cooking,
put
those
procedures
in
place.
We
haven't
seen
anything
formal
or
informal
from
the
governor's
office
that
would
ban
that.
But
again
we
always
have
to
use
that
caveat.
D
We
get
surprised
sometimes
as
well.
Frequently
we
read
in
the
newspaper
or
in
an
email
what
the
mandates
are.
At
the
same
time,
the
general
republican
and
the
people
who
run
our
regulated
establishments
do
so
at
this
point
in
time
there
is
no
prohibition
on
outdoor
cooking
and
from
a
public
health
perspective.
We're
perfectly
fine
with
that.
Just
just
let
us
know
what
you
plan
on
doing
and
we'll
walk
you
through
the
the
process.
D
Number
two
is
a
really
good
question
and-
and
I
think,
an
impossible
question
to
answer
a
hundred
percent
accurately.
It
is
a
balance
like
the
the
person
wrote
in
the
question,
if
you
have
say
an
ice
cream
shop
when
people
are
lining
up
outside
and
they're,
not
adhering
to
social
distancing,
say
you've
put
down
six
foot
markers
on
the
ground
and
people
are
just
piling
up.
I
think,
there's
a
balance
between
telling
them
what
they
need
to
do
and
refusing
them
service
or
reporting
them
to
the
authorities.
D
I
think
it's
going
to
fall
in
most
cases
on
the
establishment
to
make
the
decision
about
how
to
best
enforce
the
mandates
of
the
governor
and,
of
course,
we
recognize
that
control
over
large
groups
of
people,
especially
in
the
summer
time,
when
they're
they're
lining
up,
is
a
very
difficult
thing
to
do.
Tactfully
and
again,
we'll
do
our
best.
I
I
If
someone
were
to
come
in
and
be
disruptive
or
bother
the
existing
patrons
or
were
not
following
other
rules
that
were
required
by
the
business
owner
or
the
operator,
I
believe
that
the
business
owner
has
the
right
to
address
that
with
the
patron.
I
believe
that
this
would
be
the
same
situation.
Probably
a
soft
approach.
In
advising
this
is
asked
to
occur
these
days.
It's
part
of
the
state
mandate
require
that
they
comply
if
they
do
force
plates
to
a
different
nature,
possibly
they
would
be
on
the
premises.
I
I
D
J
J
Then
it
goes
down
to
long-term
care
facilities
and
first
responders
and
in
other
municipal
agencies,
but
the
fourth
tier
of
that
allows
business
owners
to
request
ppe
that
the
state
is
receiving.
To
do
that.
I
I
posted
on
the
answered
questions,
the
mechanism
to
get
that
there's
a
requesting
format
available
at
the
ct.gov
website.
What
happens
is
you
put
in
a
request?
J
I
can
tell
you
your
whole
request
probably
won't
be
fulfilled,
we're
seeing
that
with
first
responders
when
we
put
in
requests,
we
get
a
small
percentage
of
that,
but
you
can
request
it.
When
the
order
is
fulfilled,
we,
the
the
police
department,
the
emergency
management
function,
will
be
notified.
We
will
pick
it
up
from
the
stockpile.
That's
that's
located
elsewhere.
In
connecticut,
we
retrieve
it.
We
bring
it
back
here
and
notify
you
where
you
can
come
here
and
get
it
so
that
is
available
again.
J
We
put
them
on
notice
that
that
further,
if
they
come
there
again
in
the
future,
that
they
could
be
issued
a
summons
for
for
trespassing
or
arrested
for
trespassing,
that
mechanism
existed
precovet,
it
exist.
It
exists
now
and
there's
additional
enforcement
measures
that
we
can
take
under
the
governor's
executive
orders.
But
I
think
the
the
advice
you
gave
paige
was
was
very
sound.
I
D
From
a
public
health
perspective
I'll
take
that
one
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
calls
about
that
and
the
governor's
executive
order
makes
it
very
clear
that
if
someone
has
a
health
condition
that
prohibits
them
from
wearing
a
mask,
they
don't
have
to
wear
a
mask
and
that
they
they're
not
required
to
provide
that
information
to
any
entity.
So
if
a
restaurant
owner
asks
someone
to
wear
a
mask-
and
they
say
I
can't
because
of
a
medical
condition-
that's
pretty
much
it.
What
should
you
do
at
that
point?
D
I
Thank
you.
I'm
going
to
turn
this
back
over
to
john
reiner
just
to
have
some
closing
words
before
that,
though,
I
do
want
to
reiterate
that
the
town
groton
as
a
whole,
we
have
the
exploremoregroton.com
website
again,
there's
a
doing
business
drop
down
within
that
we
have
the
covid
19
business
resource
page.
We
continue
to
populate
that
and
revise
it
daily.
I
D
D
I
haven't
seen
this
myself,
but
it
has
at
least
been
reported
in
the
media
that
some
dentists
offices
may
be
able
to
reopen
on
the
20th.
It's
not
something
ledge
light
regulates
or
inspects,
but
we'll
do
some
more
research
into
that,
but
I
would
again
encourage
everyone
to
go
to
the
ct.gov
website
and
review
the
the
latest
recommendations
from
the
governor's
office.
Thanks
john
sorry,
to
interrupt.
A
No
problem
at
all
steve-
I
just
wanted
to
thank
not
only
all
the
panelists,
but
all
the
business
owners
in
town
that
have
jumped
on
participated.
We
want
to
hear
more
from
you
so
up
on
the
screen.
Now,
if
you
can
see
it,
there's
a
contact
list
for
everyone
that
spoke
on
the
call
today
from
the
town
from
the
city
from
ledge
light.
So
if
people
have
questions,
please
reach
out
to
us,
look
at
ledge
lights
website.
Look
at
the
city
of
granton's
website,
town
of
groton,
as
well
as
the
exploremoorgron.com.
A
I
economic
development
website
that
has
a
lot
of
resources
for
small
businesses.
Again,
we
try
to
do
our
best
to
answer
all
the
questions
with
the
available
data
that
we
currently
have
now.
I
expect
us
to
do
another
one
of
these
calls
within
two
weeks.
Every
few
days
things
are
changing.
I
mean
just
as
steve
mentioned
just
in
the
time
he's
on
this
call
getting
additional
information
in
notification.
A
So,
as
new
information
becomes
available,
we
the
you
know
all
these
organizations
will
keep
working
together
in
the
partnership
that
we
have
been,
but
keep
your
eyes
and
ears
open
for
facebook,
explore
more
and
other
posts,
as
well
as
ledge
light
helping
to
push
out
some
information
for
our
next
update
on
this
type
of
information.
So
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
participating
to
all
the
businesses
in
town,
good
luck
and
if
you
need
any
assistance
or
guidance,
please
again
reach
out
to
us
and
thank
you
and
have
a
great.