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| We had an excellent discussion about how COVID-19 is disrupting many aspects of our lives and businesses locally--and how we are recovering/coping-- at this morning's virtual Coffee With the Commissioner event. |
We had a really great conversation covering multiple topics of interest at this morning's Coffee with the Commissioner event.
Our guests this week were County Administrator Janice Gilley, Escambia Emergency Management Director Eric Gilmore, Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization Director Rusty Branch, and local Businessman Michael Silver. Mr. Silver is the head of the group that brought the "Pop-Up" Drive-In movie theater to District 1 starting last week. He gave updates on his operation, some challenges he has had, and also some improvements he has made for his customers. He gave a rundown on how this concept came to be and what movies will be coming to the Drive in over this next weekend.
Eric Gilmore gave us an update on our EOC, the status of the work we are doing in conjunction with the National Guard to help our local Long Term Care facilities recover from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Janice Gilley gave an overview of the weekend's beach opening, including some issues out at Avenida 18 with some crowds that gathered there. She also discussed the Governor's phased re-opening plan and reiterated the fact that Escambia County DID NOT close anyone's business--we are simply following the Governor's Executive orders that have limited certain businesses from opening.
Rusty Branch from the DMO discussed the first weekend of the season out at Pensacola Beach now that it has been re-opened beginning last weekend. He also discussed the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the hotels and businesses out at Pensacola Beach.
You can watch the entire video on Facebook here,
it is also available on the County's YouTube site Here.
We will see you all next Wednesday morning for our 40th Coffee With the Commissioner Event!
