{"id":807291,"date":"2020-05-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382968"},"modified":"2020-05-10T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T17:00:00","slug":"top-5-stories-on-summitdaily-com-week-of-may-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/top-5-stories-on-summitdaily-com-week-of-may-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 stories on SummitDaily.com, week of May 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/Breck-SDN-050720-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>The outdoor patio at BLD in Breckeridge is pictured on Wednesday, May 6. Breckenridge is planning a pedestrian mall are featuring outdoor restaurants and shopping.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com for the past week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Officials explain decision to close Rocky Mountain National Park as they work toward a phased reopening (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/officials-explain-decision-to-close-rocky-mountain-national-park-as-they-work-toward-a-phased-reopening\/\">Officials explain decision to close Rocky Mountain National Park as they work toward a phased reopening<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Colorado following safer at home guidelines, officials are looking at a gradual reopening of Rocky Mountain National Park. However, an exact date has not been determined.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kyle Patterson, a spokesperson for the national park, the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service is working to reopen national parks across the country in a safe manner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Park staff at Rocky are going through the decision and planning process now, she said, but the exact date for a phased reopening remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the popularity of Rocky, officials felt that keeping the park open risked too much non-local travel, Patterson said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/profile\/amy-golden\/\">Amy Golden<\/a>, Sky-Hi News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breckenridge considers pedestrian-only Main Street to allow for outdoor restaurants and retail (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-considers-pedestrian-only-main-street-to-allow-for-outdoor-restaurants-and-retail\/\">Breckenridge considers pedestrian-only Main Street to allow for outdoor restaurants and retail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breckenridge Town Council members gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the Breckenridge Reopening Committee to begin planning an outdoor restaurant setting on Main Street that would close the lanes to vehicles and allow more room for pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>Town Manager Rick Holman began the discussion by saying council needs to move \u201cfull steam ahead\u201d in identifying issues and mapping out a strategy if a pedestrian-only Main Street is something they want to do. Holman noted that staff has heard more positive than negative feedback from the community and that the idea seems to be supported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Mamula&nbsp;pointed out that the sidewalks in the core of town are relatively small, and if the street was open to pedestrian traffic, people could better keep their distance from one another.&nbsp;Drawbacks Mamula noted include some increased traffic, lost parking and difficulty around liquor licensing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Council member Erin Gigliello said the more the town can embrace the new normal and be outside, the better.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/profile\/taylor-sienkiewicz\/\">Taylor Sienkiewicz<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breckenridge City Market coronavirus outbreak grows to 17 employees (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-city-market-coronavirus-outbreak-grows-to-17-employees\/\">Breckenridge City Market coronavirus outbreak grows to 17 employees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A total of 17 employees at the City Market store in Breckenridge have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The county first reported an outbreak of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/8-breckenridge-city-market-employees-test-positive-for-coronavirus\/\">eight positive cases among employees<\/a>&nbsp;of the grocery store April 29. Another three cases were confirmed shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, 80 employees who were not experiencing symptoms have been tested for the virus through the county\u2019s mobile testing unit. Five of those employees tested positive. Summit County Public Health was notified that a quarantined individual developed symptoms. The individual is being counted as a probable positive case.<\/p>\n<p>The store will stay open, and has been thoroughly cleaned and continues to be cleaned, according to a county news release.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/profile\/libby-stanford\/\">Libby Stanford<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Longtime Summit County locals compare mud season to how it was 40 years ago (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/longtime-summit-county-locals-compare-mud-season-to-how-it-was-40-years-ago\/\">Longtime Summit County locals compare mud season to how it was 40 years ago<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that mud season isn\u2019t like it used to be.<\/p>\n<p>Some longtime locals remember it fondly while others remember the hardships of mud season. With the COVID-19 shutdown, locals who have been here for decades say this year\u2019s mud season bears similarities to those of the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Crispell, who has lived in Summit County since 1972, said he doesn\u2019t miss \u201cthe good old days\u201d and that the town has turned into a better place to raise families, for kids to engage in recreational activities and for kids to come back to the community and start their own lives in a more diversified economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Girvin, who has lived in the region for over 48 years, said one of the biggest similarities between mud seasons of the past and this year is the lack of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>John Warner, a Summit County resident since 1980, also compared this year\u2019s mud season to those in decades past.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to make a joke that you could walk across Main Street with your eyes closed, and you wouldn\u2019t get hit by a car,\u201d Warner said.&nbsp;\u201cAnd that\u2019s my barometer. I think you can do that now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/profile\/taylor-sienkiewicz\/\">Taylor Sienkiewicz<\/a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Breckenridge passes ordinance requiring masks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckenridge-passes-ordinance-requiring-masks\/\">Breckenridge passes ordinance requiring masks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a special Breckenridge Town Council meeting last week, council members unanimously passed an emergency ordinance requiring the use of masks or facial coverings in situations where 6 feet of social distancing cannot be maintained. The ordinance took effect immediately and will stay in place until Mayor Eric Mamula declares the public health emergency is over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Town Manager Rick Holman introduced the ordinance, explaining that while this is already a countywide requirement, the ordinance allows Breckenridge police officers to issue citations to those who do not follow the rule. If ticketed by police, the first offense is $50, the second is $250, and the third and subsequent offenses are $500 each.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Summit County has similar measures, requiring the public to wear facial coverings or masks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-countys-facial-covering-mandate-draws-broad-acceptance-some-objections\/\">Summit County has a similar measure, requiring the public to wear facial coverings or masks<\/a> while inside publicly accessible buildings as well as during any other situation indoors or outdoors where 6 feet of separation from other individuals could not be maintained.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/profile\/taylor-sienkiewicz\/\">Taylor Sienkiewicz<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/top-5-stories-on-summitdaily-com-week-of-may-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outdoor patio at BLD in Breckeridge is pictured on Wednesday, May 6. Breckenridge is planning a pedestrian mall are featuring outdoor restaurants and shopping.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com Editor\u2019s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com for the past week. 1. 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