Beacon Businesses Form Open Group To Discuss Safety and Best Practice For Reopening

During a City Council meeting this month, Councilperson George Mansfield, who is the owner of the bar and restaurant Dogwood, reported that he and other business owners had met on Zoom to discuss best practices and safety measures for moving forward in a reopening, and will be doing so once a week on Tuesdays. This was prior to the official opening date of Phase 1 for the Mid-Hudson Region, of which Dutchess County is a part of. George encouraged other Beacon businesses to join in, and recommends that people email the Assistant to the Mayor, Collin Milone, to be added to the invite list when Zoom meetings are posted: cityofbeacon@cityofbeacon.org

When asked what some of the topics the group was looking at, George responded with:

• “Opening streets /sidewalks for possible restaurant use. We are weighing logistics and safety concerns.”

• “Establishing safety protocols for both retail and hospitality businesses.“

• “Making sure that we present to the Public a clear and consistent message regarding safety and sanitary standards.”

“Those are the prime issues,” George told A Little Beacon Blog. “We will obviously be following guidelines determined by NYS and looking at the success and failures of communities that have opened before us.”