Prompted by images of crowds on Wharf Street Friday night, the City of Portland is assigning code enforcement officers to monitor conditions on Wharf street and made clear that if “the regulations are not followed by businesses then the City will be forced to eliminate outdoor dining on Wharf Street and in other areas in which violations are found.”
For more information see reports in the Press Herald and from News Center Maine.
Follow-ups
https://wgme.com/news/local/wharf-street-business-owners-frustrated-at-lack-of-social-distancing
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/bonfire-country-bar-addresses-viral-photos-taken-on-wharf-street/97-8b4fa59c-7df0-4d46-85e6-a1f1e63e4424