{"id":806598,"date":"2020-04-20T17:42:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T23:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381985"},"modified":"2020-04-20T17:42:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T23:42:39","slug":"colorado-gov-polis-says-he-expects-eagle-county-will-be-the-first-in-the-state-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/colorado-gov-polis-says-he-expects-eagle-county-will-be-the-first-in-the-state-to-reopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Gov. Polis says he expects Eagle County will be the first in the state to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said it’s “been a long haul” in Eagle County, but says he expects the county to reopen later this week. <\/strong>
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday afternoon that he expects Eagle County to be the first in the state to reopen. Polis, in a live address, said he intends to be in Eagle County on Thursday or Friday for the announcement.<\/p>\n

Polis praised the efforts of officials in the county for being able to reopen while also mentioning some of the local luminaries who have died from the virus, among them beloved entertainer Rod Powell<\/a><\/i>, and hotelier Bob Lazier, who died Saturday<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most social among us were some of the first who were stricken down,\u201d Polis said. \u201cWe lost some real iconic people in our state, that many people knew, and it\u2019s really symbolically important that Eagle County was able to work hard, doing a great job, starting earlier than the rest of the state on county health orders, and now get to this place where, by the end of the week they\u2019ll be able to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Eagle County as an example, Polis said there will not necessarily be a statewide approach to reopening.<\/p>\n

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