The whir of an outboard engine is an integral element of the soundtrack of spring in Michigan, a state with more than 26,000 inland lakes and 120 major rivers. While the use of motor-less craft like kayaks, sailboats and canoes is allowed -- even encouraged -- under Whitmer's order, the governor
From his home in Sturgis, Michigan, Mark Zona looks out at the choppy waters of Klinger Lake with a mixture of puzzlement and worry.
But Zona's fishing boats now rest in a barn on trailers. The pontoon boat he and his family use for pleasure cruises is tied up and idled. And Zona's situation is not unique. "The hope is that the prohibition on the use of motorized watercraft will reduce the movement of, and contact among, people, with the intent of slowing the spread of the coronavirus," reads an FAQ page on the state government website."I am not naive to the situation that all of us are in," Zona said."I don't feel that I'm any different than any others.
The state's latest executive order bans gatherings of any size outside of household groups, forbids residents from traveling to second homes and prohibits all businesses, except for those designated as essential to sustain or protect life, from conducting operations that require workers to leave their residences.
Lawsuits against the governor have come from boaters, landscapers, property owners and individual residents who claim the orders have impermissibly restricted their businesses or their rights to move freely between homes."When you're talking about impacts on commerce, the courts have made very clear that you need to operate with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer," John Bursch, an attorney for the Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association, said in an interview with ABC News.
"On the lawn care side of things, it's one person, one truck, in a yard by themselves working," said Amy Upton, the association's executive director."We're looking at millions and millions of dollars of impact across the supply chain. And every day that goes by, thousands and thousands of dollars more for all of our segments. Some of our members will not make it."
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