Posted on 03/24/2020 11:45:06 AM PDT by um1990
Maine Governor Janet Mills is announcing Forced shutdown of "Non-Essential" businesses
Sure thing, gov. Cite the statute.
Somalians exempted.
Doncha have to hike 5 miles to get within 6 ft. of somebody there?
Yeah. In Maine, “stack and pack” usually refers to the jars of maple syrup.
“Basically shutting down an entire state’s economy.”
Seven restaurants and 14 lobster shacks?
We are also proud of our many fine fireworks outlets.
https://www.maine.gov/portal/index.html
“Maine is Open for Business”
Mills is a moonbat.
Under the authority granted to her during a State of Civil Emergency, Governor Janet Mills today issued an Executive Order (PDF) mandating that all non-essential businesses and operations in Maine close their physical locations that are public facing, meaning those that allow customer, vendor or other in-person contact. The Order also closes non-essential business sites that require more than ten workers to convene in a space where physical distancing is not possible. Non-essential businesses and operations may continue activities that do not involve these types of in-person contact and convenings, and should facilitate the maximum number of employees working remotely.
The Order is effective tomorrow, March 25, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. and extends for a period of 14 days through April 8, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.
It solidifies as a mandate her previous recommendation to close non-essential business sites.
Governor Mills also strongly urged all large, essential, public-facing businesses to immediately employ strategies to reduce congestion in their stores, including limiting the number of customers in the store at any one time and enhancing curbside pick-up and delivery services. These measures, aimed specifically at high-traffic retail stores in Maine that provide essential goods and services, seek to better protect both customers and employees from the threat of COVID-19.
aEURoeToday, I am taking further action to mitigate the spread of the virus, to protect the health of our loved ones and fellow citizens, and to safeguard the capacity of our health care system,aEUR said Governor Mills. aEURoeI recognize these decisions will create significant difficulties for people and businesses across our state, but we are confronting an unprecedented challenge that is threatening the health and safety of our people.aEUR
aEURoeMaine people should live their lives as if COVID-19 is in their community,aEUR said Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. aEURoePhysical distancing in every part of Maine is crucial to limit potential spread of the virus. You can be there for loved ones without being in the same place.aEUR
Governor Mills continues to strongly urge all Maine people to practice physical distancing. She particularly urged Maine residents who are considered at higher risk from COVID-19, such as older Mainers and those with underlying health conditions, to limit physical interactions with other people as much as possible.
Non-essential businesses and operations subject to the GovernoraEUR(TM)s Executive Order include, but are not limited to, shopping malls, fitness and exercise gyms, spas, barber shops, hair salons, tattoo and piercing parlors, massage facilities, nail technicians, cosmetologists and estheticians, electrolysis services, laser hair removal services, and similar personal care and treatment facilities and services.
The Executive Order excludes businesses that provide essential services including, but not limited to: food processing, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, construction, trash collection, grocery and household goods (including convenience stores), home repair and hardware and auto repair, pharmacy and other medical facilities, biomedical, behavioral health and health care providers, child care, post offices and shipping outlets, insurance, banks, gas stations, laundromats, veterinary clinics and animal feed and supply stores, shipping stores, public transportation, and hotel and commercial lodging.
State government remains open, but offices have significantly moved to telework and dispatch from home, limited client engagement, and have required physical distancing within office buildings. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services estimates that 70 percent of state government employees are working remotely. The Governor urges Maine people to avail themselves of the stateaEUR(TM)s online services and resources.
For those essential businesses that remain open, Governor Mills strongly urged them to implement physical distancing measures. She specifically urged high-traffic retail stores in Maine that provide essential goods and services to immediately employ strategies to reduce congestion in their stores, including:
For stores with a physical retail space of more than 5,000 feet, limiting customers to no more than 100 at any one time;
Enhancing their curbside pick-up and delivery services;
Staggering their hours for shoppers of a certain age;
Closing fitting rooms;
Cautioning customers against handling merchandise they are not purchasing;
Marking six-foot measurements by the cashier stations and reminding customers to remain six feet apart while in store;
Staggering break times for employees and require frequent hand-washing;
Frequently sanitizing high-touch areas, such as shopping carts.
These measures come as Governor Mills seeks to strengthen physical distancing measures in Maine to better protect both customers and employees from the threat of COVID-19. Physical distancing is considered one of the most effective methods to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
If the function of your business is not listed, but you believe that it is essential, you may request designation as an essential business at https://www.maine.gov/essentialservice
Questions may also be directed to business.answers@maine.gov.
To align with todayaEUR(TM)s Executive Order, Governor Mills today also renewed her previous Executive Order prohibiting gatherings of more than ten people and the closure of dine-in service at restaurants and bars in Maine to extend its timeframe to April 8, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. TodayaEUR(TM)s Executive Order does not modify the previous Executive Order in any other manner.
“We are also proud of our many fine fireworks outlets. “
Must be seasonal?
Eight, but those were already closed.
I know that my family would rather work than grovel for handouts... appears some of them will lose that opportunity...
I moved from Maine a little over 3 years ago. I had been in the beautiful state for about a decade...started out in Garland (renting)...then purchased two properties in Brownville Junction.....fixed them and purchased in Bangor before finally settling in Waterville...Janet Mills is horrid ....Paul Lepage was the best thing that ever happened in Maine politics....But to see Angus King get to be put in and Susan Collins a lock in just goes to show that ignorance is truly Bliss....I loved living in Maine....crime was virtually non-existent...open carry finally got OK’d...but the moonbats have once again achieved political control and now they will kill the small remainder of jobs within Vacationland.
I knew the power-hungry bitch couldn’t help herself.
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