Most massachusetts communities were given the green light to enter part two of phase three today indoor activity centers like trampoline parks laser tag and roller skating ranks are now allowed to reopen 12 news reporter rob nesbitt spoke with the owner of forest family fun center about this
Whole process and what it was like rob joins us now with the story that’s new tonight rob the owner of this taunton roller rink has been very vocal about not being able to reopen sooner he’s now worried about what a second spike in cases would do
Are we open from the line outside forest family fun center i’m only allowed so many seats in the building to the ribbon cutting on the roller rink inside Owner forrest welling made his reopening a celebration after being closed for six months Taking every covid19 precaution required by massachusetts taking their names down taking their temperatures finding out where they’re coming from email or phone number he’s allowed up to 300 people inside per state guidelines one of those being desiree marcos who’s been coming here to roller skate for the last seven years
I am very excited i haven’t done really anything with it since march while the rink was empty during the pandemic welling wasn’t shy about protesting the closure posting videos like this on facebook of 100 blow up aliens on the rink floor as well as this photo expressing his
Frustration of not being placed in the same phase as ice skating rinks by governor baker it’s been way too long because ice skater rinks were opened over three months ago his biggest fear after reopening is the possibility of a second spike in positive cases if taunton goes into the red zone area
I’m shut down again and and then if i shut down when it turns not red i gotta stay close for another three weeks after that both roller skaters renting for the first time and those who have been skating for years hope that does not happen after waiting half a year to get back
Under the disco ball i really get to like be my be myself here and really have fun here welling says he has two staff members solely in charge of cleaning and sanitizing rented skates will be sanitized and quarantined for two days after each use reporting in taunton i’m rob nesbitt 12 news
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