Brown County’s rescinding of the “Safer at Home” order on Friday will not influence the decision that Door County made on Thursday to follow the state’s directive for six more days.  Anna Destree, the Brown County Public Health Officer, rescinded the order after consulting with other officials and deciding that the legal basis of the order was not strong enough to withstand legal challenge.  Door County Corporation Counsel Grant Thomas says he believes that the order issued Thursday was within the scope of Public Health Director Sue Powers’ authority.  He shares the rationale behind the six-day temporary order.

Door County will announce their new plans on opening businesses by 5 pm next Wednesday.  Kewaunee County chose to issue Moving Forward guidelines on Thursday that provides only recommendations for the reopening process. The statewide “Safer at Home” order was to expire on May 26 before the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the proper rule making process was not followed.