{"id":2458146,"date":"2020-05-06T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/vail-seeking-certainty-in-reopening-businesses\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T05:04:00","slug":"vail-seeking-certainty-in-reopening-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/vail-seeking-certainty-in-reopening-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Vail seeking certainty in reopening businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/VailWantsToReopen-VDN-050720.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As local governments and businesses start planning to reopen for business, there\u2019s something missing: certainty. Vail wants some certainty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Vail Economic Recovery Team, a sub-group of the Vail Economic Advisory Council, is meeting weekly, and looking for ways to open the town for guests in advance of current projections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Those projections, part of the state\u2019s reopening plan, could put reopening four months or more into the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">During a Tuesday presentation to the Vail Town Council, town economic development director Mia Vlaar told councilmembers that it was a bit surprising to learn about the \u201cstrength and urgency\u201d of the desire to reopen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.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 class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Those comments came from a Monday meeting of the recovery team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Vlaar told councilmembers that the lack of specifics regarding reopening is affecting businesses\u2019 \u201cability to be viable into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s why businesses are asking the town to go to Eagle County officials for a firm, accelerated timeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">June or winter?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Councilmember Jenn Bruno is a member of the recovery committee. Bruno said there\u2019s a strong feeling of time sensitivity for the summer season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIf hotels and restaurants don\u2019t reopen by mid-June, most won\u2019t reopen, and will wait until mid-November,\u201d Bruno said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Councilmember Brian Stockmar said he hopes any reopening plan is done \u201cin a way to emphasize safety.\u201d That\u2019s \u201cgoing to require cooperation from a lot of people,\u201d including guests, residents, employees and the town government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Mayor Dave Chapin said any reopening strategy will rely on personal responsibility from all involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThere\u2019s no reason to let our guard down,\u201d Chapin said. Noting that Eagle County was granted early release from the state\u2019s most stringent shutdown decrees, Chapin said any reopening will require still following the protocols and tactics that led to a reduction in new COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry said she and her fellow commissioners have been hearing from many people and groups about creating a date certain for reopening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s going to be tricky, Chandler-Henry said, since reopening will depend in large part on the local progression of the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cPublic health feels like we\u2019ll know a lot more in a week,\u201d Chandler-Henry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Any reopening plan will require ways to maintain social distancing, Chandler-Henry said. And, she added, no one wants to reopen only to see a new outbreak of the virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Looking forward to a date<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Cameron Douglas is the co-owner of the El Segundo and Montauk restaurants in Vail. Douglas said El Segundo is expected to reopen for take-out meals on Friday, with Montauk following on May 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re all looking forward to a date certain from Vail Resorts and the town,\u201d Douglas said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Douglas said it\u2019s taken about a week to get El Segundo ready to reopen. A date certainly can help with planning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Chapin echoed that feeling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe can\u2019t get the word on a Thursday we can reopen on Friday,\u201d Chapin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Town officials are also looking at modifying some town codes to allow restaurants and shops to do business on the streets in front of their businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While there\u2019s a strong sentiment from many businesses to reopen sooner than later, Vail Town Manager Scott Robson said any plan will have to be well thought-out and designed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEven if we feel we\u2019re in a position to move a little more quickly \u2026 this would not be the town of Vail going rogue,\u201d Robson said. \u201cWe want to move the ball forward quickly (but safely).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\">Vail Daily Business Editor Scott Miller can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:smiller@vaildaily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smiller@vaildaily.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/vail-seeking-certainty-in-reopening-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As local governments and businesses start planning to reopen for business, there\u2019s something missing: certainty. Vail wants some certainty. The Vail Economic Recovery Team, a sub-group of the Vail Economic Advisory Council, is meeting weekly, and looking for ways to open the town for guests in advance of current projections. 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