(New Buffalo, MI) - Measures could be taken help businesses in New Buffalo struggling from COV-19. The city council is considering allowing restaurants and bars to extend service to public areas like sidewalks.

The same thing is proposed for retail stores. City Manager Dave Richards says some people are afraid to go inside due to coronavirus and capacity is restricted by the state to 50 percent. If approved, Richards says businesses should be able to expand outdoors by the fourth of July weekend.