Mayor Mike Duggan threatened to shut down any Detroit bar or restaurant that does not enforce capacity limits or fails to require employees to wear masks.
"We saw a few incidences last weekend that were far too concerning," Duggan said during his Thursday briefing at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.
"You could have two or three establishments spark a new burst of COVID in this community and we can't have that happen," the mayor said. "What's going to happen is what happened in Jacksonville (Florida) and a number of other places. And the (Florida) governor stepped back in and shut everyone else back down. I am not going to allow a handful of people who don't follow the rules to potentially shut down every other business in this town."
Duggan would not name names, but said he was referring to nightclubs and other establishments where even employees were not required to wear masks.
He said city health officials and police would be visiting the offending establishments over the next couple days to discuss the incidents observed last weekend.
"We are trying the friendly way first," Duggan said, adding that if the establishments don't comply with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive orders limiting capacity to 50% and requiring employees to wear personal protective equipment, the city will go to court Monday seeking orders to shut the offending establishments down.
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While coronavirus cases are starting to creep up in Michigan, they continue to decline in Detroit. To illustrate his concern that irresponsible behavior could reverse that trend, Duggan pointed to the COVID-19 outbreak this week traced to Harper's in East Lansing, a bar popular with students where health officials said at least 43 people have tested positive. Photos posted online showed crowds of young people packed together, waiting to get in and not wearing masks.
Duggan said he worked hard to get the governor to allow bars, restaurants, as well as barber shops and salons to reopen. And, he said, they made a commitment to honor the social distancing rules.
By Monday, if violations continue to be a problem, Duggan said he will name bars and restaurants that aren't following the rules.
Praise for protesters
One of the concerns about the anti-police brutality marches that have taken place in Detroit every night since May 29 is that they could trigger an increase in COVID-19 cases.
While marchers have failed to follow social distancing guidelines, most do wear masks.
"The protests in this city don't appear to have sparked an increase in infections," Duggan said. "The protesters were very diligent about wearing masks. I think it's proving how really important it is to continue to commit to the masks."
Alley cleanup plan
Block clubs will get first shot at participating in a new program designed to clean up alleys in 500 blocks.
Now that streetlights are back on, and abandoned buildings are being torn down, Duggan said: "In the last year, the No. 1 issue has been the alleys."
The city will hire seven cleanup crews of 10 people each. A crew will be assigned to each of the city's seven City Council districts. The cleanups will start in August, but block clubs and neighborhoods will be asked to help keep the alleys clean after the city does the initial blitz.
Census workers hit the streets
Duggan said with pride that only two states have a better response rate than Michigan in the U.S. census.
He said with chagrin that only two big cities have a worse response rate than Detroit.
So on Monday 100 city workers will begin knocking on doors as part of a five-week campaign to get as many Detroiters as possible to respond to the census. The goal is to reach 200,000 households. Census data is used to, among other things, help determine how much federal money is sent to municipalities.
Census workers will wear yellow T-shirts and personal protective equipment as they go door-to-door to help Detroiters complete their census forms.
Enforcement returns
The return of city workers means Detroit will resume enforcing parking and code regulations on Monday.
So no more free parking on city streets — and no more parking abandoned vehicles on front lawns. In addition to parking enforcement workers, public works and building and safety inspectors will be back on the job, ready to write tickets for any violations they find.
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