OOPS....LOHUD....LOCAL LEADERS THOUGHT PHASE 2 WOULD BEGIN FRIDAY, CUOMO SAYS OTHERWISE, OFFICIALS OUTRAGED

ALBANY — Retail stores, hair salons and barber shops across much of New York had been crafting meticulous plans to reopen their doors to customers Friday after more than two months of coronavirus shutdown.

Local government leaders had been preparing for a glimmer of economic hope, telling residents to assume they would receive the all-clear to begin Phase 2 of New York's reopening process.

Then Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to the radio. Cuomo, a Democrat, suggested in a radio interview Thursday afternoon that five regions of the state would not begin Phase 2 on Friday morning, as they had been anticipating for two weeks.   READ MORE AT LOHUD https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/albany/2020/05/28/phase-2-andrew-cuomo-local-leaders-odds-over-delayed-reopening/5274488002/

MORE, FROM THE NY POST, OFFICIALS OUTRAGED https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/officials-demand-cuomo-allows-phase-2-of-ny-reopen-plan/

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GOVERNOR'S LACK OF COMMUNICATION--CHAOS

CHAOS: LOCAL COUNTY LEADERS VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER GOVERNOR'S LACK OF COMMUNICATION

(WETM) – “Unprofessional,” “confusion”, and “chaos.” That’s how local county leaders are describing the lead up to phase two when it comes to receiving help from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office. Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss and Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler both expressed frustration over the lack of communication from Governor Cuomo’s office regarding guidelines for phase two with just hours left for businesses to prepare.   “I think it’s highly unprofessional, I think it’s just infuriating that we’ve been planning for weeks for phase two trying to answer questions and the Governor’s office can’t even release guidance about the details on this,” said Wheeler. READ MORE AT https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/chaos-local-county-leaders-voice-frustration-over-governors-lack-of-communication/