Glenn County Supervisors held a meeting and approved a letter to Gov.
Gavin Newsom hoping to start the dial
Glenn county supervisors are considering asking (or just voted to ask) governor newsom to let them reopen non- essential businesses... action news now's brandon benitez is live in glenn county -- brandon, how does the community feel about getting back up and running?
Haley i spoke to a few people passing through downtown willows and there's a lot of folks who are on board with beginning the dialogue to reopen non esential businesses in glenn county the meeting between the board of supervisors finished a little over an hour ago... the motion passed four to one in support of sending the governor a letter signed by the board chair lee mcdaniel... board supervisors along with glenn county sheriff richard warren were adamant in clarifying this letter asks the governor to consider placing the reopening plans in the hands of local government leaders... this letter will be passed along five other northern california counties.
Butte, sutter, yuba, colusa, and tehama counties are the others.
We're waiting on confirmation of who also approves of the letter... supervisors and glenn county community members want to see businesses that closed down to re-open -- but there's a few contingencies and concerns... consumers want to see how businesses would adjust to public health recommendation s... one concern is that if nonessential businesses reopen too soon, an increase in potential exposure comes into play.
Glenn county is especially at risk because of the interstate five freeway.
Thousands of people travel and could contribute to the spread... another question of what happens if cases increase in the area following a reopening.
Having to force businesses to open and close has some saying its counterintuitive no matter how badly they want things to go back to normal... live in willows brandon benitez action news now coverage you can count on... the county c-a-o told action news now -- he is expecting a 20-30 percent drop in sales tax revenues for this quarter.
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