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I am furious with @CityPortland right now. The April 14th Emergency order goes FAR beyond what is needed, & will put many tiny businesses out of business. No reason local stores cannot ship things. I WANT them to ship things so I can buy from them. 1/+
https://www.portlandmaine.gov/2611/FAQ-for-Businesses-During-Stay-at-Home-O …pic.twitter.com/bnEPxRLPvq
My friend owns a tiny bookshop. Goes in daily and ships books. Sees no one. Why does she have to stop doing this? What safety value is there? Last week I got Vanilla from Dolan Flavoring, shipped from their garage. Risk? Zero. Economic benefit? Huge. @CityPortland
Not to mention, apparently I can get all the tacos I want, but not buy a book? Etsy crafters cannot ship? Family owned businesses can't operate? @CityPortland @SnyderMayor Please revisit this rule - quickly. Don't destroy Portland's micro-businesses.
I don’t get this either. I get the 6-feet apart restriction not being enough, but why can’t solo business owners, or those owned by people that live together, keep going in and shipping items? That makes no sense.
I honestly feel like they simply FORGOT that there is a whole economy that is driven by really tiny businesses in this city. I had an Etsy shop for six years. By this rule, I would not have been able to operate even though I wouldn't leave my house.
WTH @CityPortland?? What possible harm could these shipments do? Are you stopping Amazon from shipping non-essential things in? No? Then why are you stopping citizens in Portland from doing it?
Portland should be quarantining all citizens but allowing goods and services to move.
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