Restaurants make final preparations as Phase 3 set to begin Friday in Finger Lakes Region

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Alyssa Deckman says it’s time.

“I think we have to figure it out,” said the Penfield native. “We don’t know what’s going to happen once everyone opens up, if people are going to get sick or if it’s going to spike. So, for now, if that’s the rules set in place, it’s okay.”

“We were planning on it,” said Jones. “So, I staffed this weekend just to be sure. If it happened, we’d be ready and set and there wouldn’t be problems. We have everyone geared up, ready to come tomorrow and be busy.”Thursday, Jones was making sure everything is up to par, following the guidelines the state has given all restaurants reopening indoor dining as part of phase three.

“I went and took a tape measurer and said, ‘Okay, what tables are six feet apart?'” she said. “What can I move? What needs to be taken out?”

Bob Duffy, the president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and special advisor for the Finger Lakes Region, says the numbers for our area remain positive.

“Our infection rates are about one percent,” he said. “Our testing is going up. We’ve seen no spikes.”

Now, it’s up to restaurant owners, staff, and patrons to help keep it that way.

“The enforcement aspect is on local government,” said Duffy. “So a town, a village, a city, a county, would check on things. For the most part, people would respond to complaints.”

Deckman says she thinks people will be smart, and anyone who is worried can avoid going out until they are comfortable.

‘I don’t think it’s an issue,” said Deckman. “If people don’t like it, they can choose not to go.”

— 13 WHAM

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