TAKING THE VACCINE AGAIN
THAT'S AT 5.30 REPORTING LIVE
IN TAMPA JEFF PATTERSON 8 ON
YOUR SIDE.
WELL TODAY, FLORIDA'S
GOVERNOR MET WITH SAINT PETE
BREWERIES AND BAR OWNERS
OFFERING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
OF THEIR INDUSTRY SO HARD HIT
BY CORONAVIRUS 8 ON YOUR SIDE
ASKED FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS
ABOUT EXACTLY HOW THE STATE
PLANS TO HELP PINELLAS COUNTY
BUREAU REPORTER CHRISTINA
MCLARTY IS A BIG STORM BREWERY
IN CLEARWATER. I'M SURE THEY
WERE HANGING ON THE GOVERNOR'S
EVERY WORD.
THEY WERE THE MEETING
ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT GREEN
BENCH, BUT IT INCLUDED 5
BIRDIES INCLUDING THAT AND THE
CO OWNER OF BIG STORM BREWERY
HERE AND HE SAID THE MEETING
LEFT HIM WITH HELP.
THAT LEFT SOME DETAILS TO
BE DESIRED.
THEY WANT TO SEE PEOPLE GET
BACK TO WORK I SEE PEOPLE
BEING DISTRESSED AND YOU KNOW
SOCIALIZING BUT ALSO THERE'S
AN OBVIOUS CONCERN OF SAFETY
THAT IS NOT BEING THE GATE IN
FRONT OF BIG STORM BREWERY
CO-OWNER LJ CAVANI SAID HE'S
GRATEFUL FOR TODAY'S
ROUNDTABLE WITH GOVERNOR RON
DESANTIS AND FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SECRETARY HALSEY BASHIR'S
ALONGSIDE 4 OTHER BAR AND
BREWERY OWNERS DURING THE
MEETING BREWERS DISCUSSED
TROUBLED TIMES THEY FACE DUE
TO CORONAVIRUS GOVERNOR
DESANTIS SAYS HE WANTS TO HELP
SO IT ON YOUR SIDE ASKED
GOVERNOR DESANTIS WHAT
FINANCIAL HELP WILL THE STATE
OFFERED TO HELP BARS BREWERIES
AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WE'RE
GOING TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT THIS
PHASE 4 WE HAVE DONE BRIDGE
LOANS. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME OF THESE OF BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE DONE THAT AT THE
STATE OF COURSE A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE
HAVE THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD ACCESS
THE PPP BUT IF THERE IS A FACE
FOR OR IF WE HAVE LEFTOVER
CARES ACT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEVE. I
WOULD FOCUS IT ON THE
BUSINESSES WHO ARE THE MOST
DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY
GOVERNMENT POLICY BECAUSE I
THINK THAT'S FAIR THE VAN HE
SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO HEAR BARS
AND BREWERIES ARE A PRIORITY
BUT WANTS TO KNOW WHEN THE
GOVERNOR WILL TAKE ACTION. I
WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE
ACTUALLY HAD A HARD COMMITMENT
ON A DAY WHEN THE NEXT MOVE.
NOW DUE TO COVID RULES BIG
STORM BREWERY HAD TO SHUT DOWN
THEIR CAPE CORAL BREWERY SINCE
THEY DON'T SERVE FOOD, BUT
THIS ONE AND ONE IN PASCO HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN NOW
COMING UP AT 5 O'CLOCK THE
DIFFERENCE THAT ONE BREWERY
OWNER IS HOPING THE GOVERNOR
