MONEY.
THIS IS NEWS CHANNEL 8 AT
5. YOUR SIZE.
THE BARGE WAS THE ONE THING
AND I THINK OF ALL THOSE AREAS
THEY HAD THE RIGHT THIS
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS
MEETING WITH ST. PETERSBURG
BREWERIES AND BAR OWNERS TODAY
FOR A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
GOOD EVENING. I'M KEITH CATE
I'M JENNIFER LEIGH THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
THE GOVERNOR WANTED TO HEAR
FIRSTHAND ABOUT THE STRUGGLES
THEY FACE THE PAST 6 MONTHS
BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS AND HE
ALSO WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE
STATE CAN HELP 8 ON YOUR
SIDE'S CHRISTINA MCLARTY JOINS
US NOW LIVE AT BIG STORM
BREWERY IN CLEAR WATER AND A
LOT OF PASSION BEHIND TODAY'S
TALK CHRISTINE.
THERE REALLY WAS IN ONE
VERSE SAID IT BEST WHEN HE
SAID HE GETS OUT OF BED EVERY
DAY TO DO THE JOB THAT HE
LOVES BUT HE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
BECAUSE OF STATEWIDE
RESTRICTIONS.
WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT HIT
PRETTY HARD WITH THE VIRUS
HERE BACK IN JUNE. MANY
STAFFERS, THE TESTING POSITIVE
OWNER OF THE GALLEY A SAINT
PETE TAVERN SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO
HEAR GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAY
BARS AND BREWERIES ARE A
PRIORITY FOR THE STATE WE JUST
WANT.
SOME CERTAINTY GOING
FORWARD HERE I THINK FOR US
THERE HAS BEEN NEW RULE
CHANGES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
SO FOR US THAT'S PRETTY GOOD
THAT CAN CREATE SOME
CONFERENCE FOR US MOVING
FORWARD GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAYS
HE WANTS TO HELP SO WE'D ON
YOUR SIDE ASKED IF THE STATE
WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES 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 THAT THE
GOVERNMENT'S TELLING YOU YOU
CAN'T DO THIS.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK GOVERNOR
DESANTIS SAYS THEY'RE SHORT
TERM GOAL IS GETTING BARS AND
BREWERIES ON THEIR FEET
SAFELY.
CO OWNER OF THE GREEN
BENCH, BREWING COMPANY SAYS
THEY SHOULDN'T BE LUMPED INTO
THE SAME CATEGORY AS BARS
WE'RE A BAR REALLY WE'RE
TASTING WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE
AN EXPERIENCE WITH OUR
PRODUCTS THAT WE PRODUCE THE
BIG STORM BREWERY CO OWNER
SAYS HE WAS HOPEFUL FOR A SET
DATE I THINK GIVEN WHAT HAS AN
INDUSTRY YOU KNOW AND NOT JUST
HERS BARS AND OTHER
RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN THROUGH
I THINK SAYING YOU KNOW WE'RE
GOING TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER
21ST OR AUGUST FIRST LIKE
EVERY GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I
WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS THE
GOVERNOR SAYS HE DOESN'T HAVE
A DATE BUT IS EXCITED TO MOVE
FORWARD NO TURNING BACK I MEAN
THIS WE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT,
IT'S GOT TO STAY.
NOW DUE TO COVID BIG STORM
BREWERY SHUT DOWN THEIR CAPE
CORAL LOCATION BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T SERVE FOOD THERE, BUT
THIS LOCATION IN CLEARWATER
AND THE ONE IN PASCO HAVE
STILL REMAINED OPEN AND BIG
STORM IS EXTRA CURIOUS ABOUT
WHEN THE STATE WILL MAKE A
DECISION SINCE THEY'RE
