The Greater Green Bay Chamber said in a statement Friday that it doesn't support the Governor's extension of his "Safer at Home" order.
On Thursday, Governor Tony Evers officially extended the "Safer at Home" order from April 24 to May 26. Many business across the state were already shut down as a result of the previous order.
The Green Bay Chamber said in a statement that the Governor’s office did not provide rationale or data to support their decision. The Chamber also said the re-opening of the economy should happen sooner than six weeks from now.
Criticism of Evers' plan to extend "Safer at Home" has become more vocal in recent days. A protest outside the state capitol is in the works and Republican legislative leaders have voiced their anger over the order's extension to news media.
Read the Chamber's full statement below:
The Greater Green Bay Chamber cares about the health and welfare of Wisconsinites, our businesses and the economy. We do not support Governor Evers’ lengthy extension of the Safer at Home order. The Governor’s office did not provide rationale or data to support their decision.
We are aware that already-strained businesses are looking for a plan to restart the economy safely. The state needs a phased-in plan for businesses to resume operations and return to some economic normalcy. How we re-open businesses needs to take into account regional and statewide healthcare data, and establishing best practices for re-opening requires open dialogue with businesses, healthcare institutions and legislators.
We hope the Governor and all our leaders work with us to accomplish a smart re-opening of the economy that should commence sooner than six weeks from now.
