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Anonymous ID: de850e May 27, 2020, 11:52 p.m. No.9342108   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2211 >>2321 >>2432 >>2487 >>2518

Business owners at a loss over potentially missing Phase 2 deadline

https://komonews.com/news-brief-newsletter/business-owners-at-a-loss-over-potentially-missing-phase-2-deadline

 

There are hints the most populous counties in Washington will miss the original timeline to move into Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan June 1, but Governor Jay Inslee still won’t give a straight answer as that date gets closer.

 

The potential delays could come in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, where shops and stores are gearing up for the next phase but could have the rug pulled out from under them.

 

Earlier this week, PaLacia Scott with PCL Salon Studio in Seattle started calling clients to confirm appointments starting June 1. Now things don't look so sure.

 

“It kind of puts you on edge,” Scott said. “We're depending on the governor and then people are depending on us. So if we are misinformed or don't have the information we need we're ill equipped."

 

KOMO News has pressed the governor for clarity but just days out from the deadline we're no closer to knowing.

 

“I would love to be able to tell you exactly what the plans are but we’re still developing them,” Inslee said.

 

For business owners looking ahead to Monday, the best the governor could offer was still somewhat vague.

 

“We do not believe that every county will be able to move forward to Phase 2 on that particular date,” he said.

 

Wardrobe stylist Lauren Storbeck said she's upended her business model at Kick It Boutique and made the changes to keep herself and customers safe, but she still feels like she’s left in limbo.

 

“Open this up and let us as the business owners dictate what it is that works for us," Storbeck said.

 

Some businesses in the bigger counties are pushing the governor to lower the bar on the criteria he’s set to move forward. The governor said the request is under consideration.

 

“It's just so important that we have that type of communication where we have clarity on where do we go from here,” Scott said.

 

The governor said he plans to address these Phase 2 uncertainties for the big counties in the coming days