MENOMINEE, MI-- Three Menominee businesses were served with “cease and desist” letters for staying open during Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Menominee County Prosecutor Jeffrey Rogg sent the letters Thursday to Auto Credit Center, Grow Masters Indoor & Outdoor Gardening Supplies and Holy Smokes Tobacco Shop. None of the businesses is considered critical under the order, but reports indicated they were still open.
Michigan State Police troopers delivered the letters. All three businesses indicated they would comply with the executive order. Grow Masters will provide curbside service for agricultural purposes only.
Rogg said, “There is a big difference between the need for food and for cigarettes, smoking supplies, or financing a used car.” He sees the operation of the businesses as "an unnecessary risk to public health.”
