BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Central District Health Board will hold a special meeting Thursday to talk about a petition from Boise bar owners.

A group of ten Boise bar owners sent a petition to CDH asking to grant permission to 12 listed bars to reopen with specific outlined prevention measures in place.

The bars include Tom Grainey's, Silly Birch, Whiskey Bar, The Fireside Inn, Atlas, The Torch Lounge, The Torch, Jim's Alibi, EndZone, Mulligan's/Olympic Bar and The Cactus Bar.

The bar owners hired Attorney David Leroy to represent them and their petition.

"Interestingly enough, some bars have put in a pizza oven, or a hotplate, and become restaurants," Leroy said. "That's not very respectful of either Central District Health or the public health. And what we're asking for the privilege of doing is reopening correctly."

That includes safety measures for employees, sanitation of facilities, safety measures for customers and bar owner protocols for monitoring, tracking and reporting any positive or likely COVID-19 cases to CDH.

CDH will hold the meeting at 5:15 p.m.

See a copy of the petition and meeting agenda by clicking here.

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