“Anything we do is going to be very controlled,” Yates said. “We’re not going to do any mass events that attract hundreds of people. We’re going to slowly ease ourselves into the process of getting ourselves open.”

Sarah Schram, the health director of the Sarpy/Cass Health Department, said she was unaware of Nebraska Crossing’s plan to reopen until she saw news media reports about it. She said the wording of the state health directive does not include retail stores in the definition of gatherings. Therefore, she said, retail stores in Sarpy and Cass Counties do not have to adhere to the 10-person limit, but people would have to stay 6 feet away from one another.

“We’re really encouraging people to limit those public interactions if you are out and about,” she said, adding that people should continue to wash their hands, keep a 6-foot distance, avoid gathering and stay home. “Those are the small steps that everyone can do to really help limit the spread in our community.”

Chief Deputy Sarpy County Sheriff Greg London said his office won’t station a deputy at the mall but would respond to calls of people breaking the directed health measure, if that occurs.

Boston said people will need to decide if they are comfortable going to the outlet mall to shop.