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City of Lincoln Encouraging Health Department to Work with Small Businesses on Reopening Plan

The City of Lincoln is encouraging its Health Department to work with small businesses in Lincoln on a plan to reopen.

 

Mayor Tracy Welch on the WHOW Morning Show Friday told Regional Radio News their businesses are on the brink of closure and they need to do something to help them. For most business owners, their business is their livelihood.

 

 

Governor Pritzker announced lessened mitigations for parts of Illinois last Friday. According to the Mayor, while that is great, he is not sure how that will impact dining for restaurants.

 

 

Many leaders in other communities would be hesitant to put together such a plan due to repercussions from Springfield but Mayor Welch says it is starting to get to a point where even the City cannot survive having these businesses not operating.

 

 

According to the Mayor, their previous experience with COVID restrictions in Lincoln did not work and so they are encouraging the Health Department to work with each individual business and develop a plan that works for each one.

 

 

A couple of measures the City of Lincoln is developing is using a portion of their CURES money from the spring stimulus bill to put back into their businesses through grants. Additionally, this week the City Council will consider reducing liquor license fees to help small businesses in Lincoln. 

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