CLAIRE: SOME 2 DOZEN BUSINESS OWNERS ALONG MAIN STREET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE APPLIED FOR PERMITS TO ALLOW OUTDOOR EVENTS DURING BIKE WEE THE EVENT TYPICALLY DRAWS ABOUT A HALF MILLION VISITORS. >> I NEED BIKE WEEK, I NEED BIKE WEEK REALLY BAD. CLAIRE: CAROL BOPRIE-DANIEL ENVISIONS BIKE WEEK PRE-COVID. WHERE MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS ARE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, EATING, DRINKING, LISTENING TO MUSIC. BUYING BIKE WEEK MERCHANDISE. FOR MANY HERE, IT’S THE MOST PROFITABLE TIME OF THE YEAR. >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO SCRAPE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND NEVER MAKE UP FOR WHAT BIKE WEEK BRINGS TO US. CLAIRE: CITY OFFICIALS PULLED PERMITS FOR THE LAST DAY AND A HALF OF BIKE WEEK 2020 AS COVI LOOMED LARGE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DIDN’T ISSUE PERMITS AT ALL FOR BIKETOBERFEST IN THE FALL. NOW, 2021 BECKONS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS WANT TO PLAN. RENT TENTS FOR OUTDOOR VENDING, BOOK ENTERTAINMENT >> THE VIRUS IS REALLY RAGING, SO I HAVE DEEP CONCERNS. CLAIRE: UNFORTUNATELY, SAYS CITY MAYOR DERRICK HENRY, THE COVID CLIMATE HASN’T IMPROVED. INSTEAD, HE SAYS, CASES AR SURGING AGAIN, AND HE WORRIES PERMITTING OUTDOOR EVENTS WILL SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE. HE THINKS THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF BALANCE. >> IF YOU WANT TO HAVE OUTSIDE VENDING, MAYBE THEY AGREE HAVE, MAYBE TO CLOSE THE INSIDE OR DO HALF THE INSIDE OR A QUARTE CLAIRE: THIS WEEK, LOCAL LEADERS WILL CONSIDER A BIKE WEEK MASTER PLAN THAT WILL LIKELY INCLUDE SOME HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER VISITORS WILL FOLLOW THEM. >> I DON’T HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT IT’S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE REGULATED, BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T REGULATED IT AS A COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALLY CLAIRE: THE MAYOR EXPECTS HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON OUTDOOR EVENTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN DAYTONA BEACH, VOLUSIA COUNTY, CLAIRE METZ, WESH 2 NEWS