State officials advocate for local bowling alleys to reopen

Bowling alley owners call on Governor Cuomo to reopen

Newschannel2's chelsea sherrod has the story.

Chelsea: with now all regions in new york state in phase ur of the conavirusreopening pr, recrtional acvities like bowling have beeleft inhe gutterand are nowalling on the governor treopen.

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Joseph griffo: having conversations with the owners i can feel the not only the time sensitivity for the fact that they're on the brink.

The reopening of bowling alleys originally set for phase four has since been delayed with no indication of reopening.

With safety guidelines in place, struggling business owners are ready to reopen.

Craig vogel: we have a sanitation station set up.

When somebody bowls they all go to their lane in their bowl when they're done they leave everything on their lane.

I'll have a dedicated employee i will go over and clean everything, every touchable surface.

King pin lanes will only be filled to 50% capacity, plexi glass has been installed at the reception counters and several hand sanitizers are placed throughout the building.

King pin lanes has been closed march 20 sustaining a 150,000 dollars deficit.

Craig vogel: that's bowling center is almost out of money once werun l pretty much be at so we're very close to running out of money, yes.

While state officals understand that the state's primary focus is combating the coronavirus, they do believe that these business are ready to reopen safely.

Marianne buttenschon: the plans have been done to ensure that safety and they deserve the oppounity to pthoseg vogel: we just want to chance you know i want to try to save these jobs and save his business for rome, new york we just want to chance and we're not getting it.

Reporting in rome, i'm chelsea sherrod, news channel 2.

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