Please tell Annapolis City Hall that independent restaurants and small business are the lifeblood of our town. While Congress is helping big business. Here's how to help Main Street.

When restaurants are allowed to reopen we expect social distancing will require us to remove at least 50% of seating. If bar service is impacted that could mean another 25%. Operating an independent restaurant on 25% revenue will not allow us to rehire all our staff or pay all the bills.

Creative Solution: Open Main Street to table service. More tables six feet apart will allow more guests and more opportunity to succeed. Until restaurants can operate at 100% capacity ... every night is Dining Under the Stars.

Strong, creative, out of the box leadership is what's needed in this unparalleled crisis for independent restaurants. Your signature on this petition tells the City leadership bold action for our "new normal" is necessary to weather this longterm economic storm.