{"id":1319861,"date":"2020-05-10T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=996318"},"modified":"2020-05-10T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T23:30:00","slug":"silt-trustees-demand-garfield-commissioners-petition-to-allow-town-businesses-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/silt-trustees-demand-garfield-commissioners-petition-to-allow-town-businesses-to-reopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Silt trustees \u2018demand\u2019 Garfield commissioners petition to allow town businesses to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this October 2019 photo, pedestrians make their way down Main Street near Misty’s Coffee Shop in Silt.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent file<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The town of Silt is beyond asking.<\/p>\n

In a letter, town trustees are \u201cdemanding\u201d that the Garfield County commissioners request a variance from the state of Colorado to allow businesses to reopen ahead of the limited, phased approach public health officials recommend in the ongoing effort keep the spread of the coronavirus in check.<\/p>\n

In particular, Silt restaurants should have the ability to operate at 100% capacity \u201cwithout significant COVID-19 restriction,\u201d town officials state in a letter that\u2019s before the county commissioners for consideration Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that the state\u2019s local variance process is intended to allow communities that are currently not experiencing a high rate of COVID-19 transmission to tailor social distancing policies to local conditions in order to promote community wellness and economic stability \u2026,\u201d reads the May 6 letter penned by Silt Town Administrator Jeff Layman and approved unanimously by the trustees at their May 4 meeting.<\/p>\n

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