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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From my understanding, Hogan has more than one gate within a phase. Maryland was in Phase 1a and is moving into Phase 1b tomorrow. Phase 1b is pretty similar to everyone else's straight up Phase 1. If, after a week of Phase 1b, trends continue in the right direction, Maryland will start to enter Phase 2. Maryland is NOT entering Phase 2 tomorrow. [/quote]

Ok that makes sense.

Now, which phase will MoCo enter on Monday? 1a or 1b?

Other parts of MD started 1a two weeks ago, and playgrounds were open (with social distancing rules in place). But as I read MoCo's site, playgrounds are _not_ included?

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=25367

Meanwhile, MoCo's site says restaurants outdoor seating is allowed, whihc other MD counties did NOT allow until 1b.

This is confusing. Is MoCo just making up their own rules about what falls into each phase?[/quote]

Yes, MoCo makes its own rules. They’re taking basically 95% of what Hogan is having Maryland do (aka everything but pools, playgrounds, and indoor retail for small shops). [/quote]

Ok I'll just chalk this up to typical Elrich bungling. I am fine with them going to each phase when they feel it's right, but at least they should do the same in each phase as the rest of the state. This just makes it confusing.[/quote]
Elrich needs to get his ego in check. If his version of phase 1 was the same as Maryland's phase 1b, they should have just announced on Wednesday at Hogan's conference that MoCo would be joining the rest of Maryland, like the NoVa counties with Virginia. His grandstanding that he had to wait until Wednesday's press conference to figure out what direction MoCo would go in was total BS. He shouldn't be waiting to hear what Hogan has to say on the news before making a decision a day later, their offices should be working together. Now restaurants and non-essential businesses are missing another weekend of commerce because Elrich had to have his own spotlight.[/quote]

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