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Local leaders face 'challenge' of how and when to reopen economy
https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/13097/whitehaven-golf-is-early-test-of-how-to-reopenLocal leaders face ‘challenge’ of how and when to reopen economy
By Bill Dries, Abigail Warren
Updated: April 17, 2020 9:22 PM CT | Published: April 17, 2020 6:14 PM CT
The reopening of the Links at Whitehaven golf course Saturday, April 18, by the city is a way for local government leaders to dip their collective toes in the political waters where social distancing and reopening the economy meet.
And the waters already come with a current.
Since the first social distancing measures and closing of “nonessential” businesses were announced one month ago Friday, the seven mayors of towns and cities in Shelby County and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris have been hearing from different business groups and factions, starting with private golf course operators.
It’s a jockeying for position that has been present to some degree since the March declaration of a global COVID pandemic by the World Health Organization.
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