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CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING IT RIGHT. >> DURING HIS DAILY CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAID HE’S STILL DECIDING WHAT TO DO ONCE THE STATE’S STAY AT HOME ORDER EXPIRES NEXT THURSDA I’M GOING TO WORK TODAY AND ALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND MAKE SURE WE’RE DOING IT IN THE WAY THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE. >> WHEN ASKED IF HE’S LOOKING TO BEGIN REOPENING PARTS OF THE ECONOMY ON MAY 1, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAID HE’S NOT PUTTING A DATE ON IT. >> IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE THAT DATE. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ANY SPECIFIC DATE BECAUSE I THINK THAT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT THEN WE’LL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD OFF THIS AND BE ABLE TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CA GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. >> MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNOR’S ECONOMIC TASK FORCE MET EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. THE GOVERNOR SAID HE ALSO SPOKE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE STATE. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTY LEADERS SAY THEY WANT TO TAKE THINGS SLOW. >> MY GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS AN INTERSECTION OF BEING SAFE AND FEELING SAF BEFORE BUSINESSES REOPEN. >> ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR JERRY DEMINGS SAYS NO MATTER WHAT THE GOVERNOR DECIDES HE’S CONFIDENT ORANGE COUNTY WILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT IT THINKS IS BEST FOR ITS RESIDENTS. >> I DON’T BELIEVE THAT WE WILL SEE ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THE STATE’S RECOMMENDATION THAT WOULD DIMINISH THE COUNTY’S OR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY’S AUTHORITY TO DEAL WITH ITS OWN UNIQUENES AS A PARTICULAR COUNTY. >> GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAYS HE IS CONTINUING TO GO OVER ALL OF HIS OPTIONS AND WILL ANNOUNCE MORE INFORMATION IN THE NEXT COMING DAYS.

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