Baltimore hair salon owner 'hesitant' to reopen

A Baltimore city hair salon owner says she is “hesitant” about reopening, but has no choice in order to save her business.

SALONS CAN OPEN WITH SOMERESTRICTIONS.

IT'S APPOINTMENTONLY AS LONG AS THERE ARE NOMORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE INSIDE.WMA━2 NEWS RAY STRICKLANDSPOKE TO A SALON OWNER WSAYS SHEBUT, SHE HAS NO CHOICE IORDER TO SAVE HER BUSINESS.14 58 28 Istill afraid in a way” ConnieCarey the owner of Affordablestyles hair salon in baltimorehas mixed emotions aboutopening to the public.

Fridayafternoon, Mayor jack youngannounced the city will moveinto phase one of the staterecovery plan on Monday.

15 0537“because Ithe numbers grow, I dto put myself in danger” But,because of the toll thepandemic has put on herbusiness 14 56 05“I lost alot of money” she feels shehas no choice despite herconcerns over the virus.

15 0104“Iagain, I wonif I do” nat ofWashing hair Carey already gota trial run of what openingwould look like since thestate allowed barbershops andhair salons to partially openfor essential employees inApril.

She says she thoroughlycleans her shop and requiresall customers to wear masksCarey also wears one alongwith a face shield But, shesays when she opens toeveryone she might have totake it a step further.

15 0024“Im considering checkingtemperatures, asking them havethey been out of the country,have they been certain places.Are they sick just askingcertain questions to make sureI” Carey'sconcerns describe thedifficult decisions of abusiness owner operatingduring a pandemic where theyhave to choose betweenprotecting their health andsaving their business.

But shesays itto take.

15 01 35“I have topray about it and staypositive wear my mask., wearmy shield and do what i haveto do to reopen” In baltimoreray strickland WMA━2 newsA FEW ━━A BRANCHES WILL