ANCHORAGE — Today, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz signed Emergency Order EO-09, which establishes guidelines that allow additional non-critical businesses to operate so long as they are able to adhere to safety criteria. The guidelines also allow for businesses currently operating in a diminished capacity to expand operations. The guidelines are associated with Phase 2: Recovery in the “Safe Anchorage: A Roadmap to Reopening the Municipality of Anchorage" plan and took effect at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020.
Phase 2 guidelines allow for the limited operation of the following business sectors and gatherings, subject to hygiene and physical distancing requirements:
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Retail Businesses
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Non-Critical, Non-Public Facing Businesses (i.e. professional services)
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Non-Critical, Public Facing Businesses (i.e. interact with public, have storefronts, or operate inside others' homes)
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Personal Care Services
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Dine-in Food
- Childcare (criteria forthcoming)
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Outdoor Fitness and Gyms
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Social, Religious, and Other Gatherings
- Libraries, Museums, and Archives (criteria forthcoming)
- Swimming pools (criteria forthcoming)
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Bars
- Theaters (criteria forthcoming)
- Bowling Alleys (criteria forthcoming)
- Bingo Halls (criteria forthcoming)
- Day Camps (criteria forthcoming)
The Phase 2 guidelines will be updated as necessary and posted to the Municipality's COVID-19 website at
muni.org/COVID-19/roadmap.
Residents should continue to practice physical distancing, good hand hygiene, and wear face coverings or masks when in public.
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Media contact: Carolyn Hall, Communications Director, Office of the Mayor, (907)310-0753 carolyn.hall@anchorageak.gov