Douglas County Opts Out Of Regional COVID-19 Plan, Here's What Will Open

Douglas County will soon set its own COVID-19 plans and restrictions, reports KRDO.

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 13, to opt-out of a regional COVID-19 plan that coordinates reopening once Colorado's statewide COVID-19 dial ends on Friday, April 16.

During a press conference in March, Governor Jared Polis announced that the state would be handing COVID-19 restrictions and regulations over to city and county leaders in the coming months.

Douglas County plans to jump to completely open up restaurants and other businesses at 100% capacity as soon as the dial is no longer in effect on Friday.

“Based on the facts that we have before us today, I want to have the courage of that young child (in Christian Anderson’s folktale, The Emperor's New Clothes), and for Douglas County to be first county in the state to say that this pandemic is over,” said Commissioner Abe Laydon on Tuesday.

However, the state mask mandate and restrictions for indoor gatherings will still remain in place in Douglas County.

Douglas County School District will also be required to follow state guidelines, reports Denver7.

According to KDRO, Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties will all be taking part in the joint plan for COVID-19 guidelines once the state's dial expires.

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