{"id":2458230,"date":"2020-05-08T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/pitkin-countys-eased-restrictions-saturday-include-retail-stores\/"},"modified":"2020-05-08T22:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:16:00","slug":"pitkin-countys-eases-restrictions-saturday-include-retail-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/pitkin-countys-eases-restrictions-saturday-include-retail-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitkin County\u2019s eases restrictions Saturday include retail stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Saturday marks a new dawn in Pitkin County\u2019s evolving relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For the first time, the public health order is becoming less restrictive after nearly two months of a virtual shut-down of activity in Aspen and Pitkin County when most the population has been told to stay home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now, some semblance of normalcy can return as officials have said the infection rate in the county has flattened and the Public Health Department is in a position to control outbreaks of the coronavirus among the current population. If infections get out of hand, they have said they will reinstitute restrictions again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But while some aspects of life will return to more or less recognizable facsimiles of their pre-virus states, others will not. Those that will remain closed or mostly closed include bars, restaurants (take-out still allowed but not patios), lodging (extremely limited), gyms, playgrounds, summer camps, yoga studios, swimming pools and events larger than 10 people.<\/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\">However, retail businesses, offices, real estate, child care, barber shops, hair salons, dental offices, personal trainers and personal guides (horseback riding, etc.) will be allowed to open or offer services. All will have limitations placed on them, which come in the form of \u201cBusiness Safety Plans\u201d that must be filed online with Pitkin County Health, though most will not have to be approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For more information on what your business must do to be able to open, go to pitkincounty.com and click on \u201cCOVID-19 Information\u201d then click on the \u201cRoadmap to Reopening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Much hinges on the safety plans. Every business \u2014 retail or office \u2014 needs one. Once they\u2019re submitted, the business will receive a sign detailing what customers must do based on the plan that officials hope businesses will post in front windows, said Phyllis Mattice, assistant county manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One major difference from the state\u2019s \u201csafer at home\u201d order and Pitkin County\u2019s order that begins Saturday is the travel restriction. The state\u2019s order limits travel to 10 miles around a person\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Local officials, however, decided that was directed at Front Range residents who were being told not to travel to the mountains. Those who live in the rural, mountain environment need not limit ourselves to 10 miles, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Instead, Pitkin County residents should limit travel to the Roaring Fork Valley and off-shoot valleys like the Fryingpan and the Crystal, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Professional offices like dentists and others regulated by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies have specific rules that must be followed and are available on the agency\u2019s website. Elective medical procedures also can begin Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:jauslander@aspentimes.com\">jauslander@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/pitkin-countys-eased-restrictions-saturday-include-retail-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday marks a new dawn in Pitkin County\u2019s evolving relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, the public health order is becoming less restrictive after nearly two months of a virtual shut-down of activity in Aspen and Pitkin County when most the population has been told to stay home. 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