scene around 3:30 this afternoon and howard county police now identified the man his name is john paslowski, devastating, of course, for everyone here and we have learned today from the howard county executives that on september 17, business owners will be able to access their shops. they will have three days to get everything in order and then on september 20, main street will reon to pedestrians to the public to foot traffic. so all of these shop owners have been trying to get things in place getting ready for the day, september 17 when they'll prepare and neighbors tell us that's what john paslowski was doing. people that knew him were devastated and did not want to talk on camera. a woman from a neighboring business talks about what everyone has gone through since that awful flash flooding on july 30. >> it's devastating. and you know to look out and see his building and see his shop and know he you know lost his life tonight. this is our community. this is our friends. this is people we work with. everybody lost everything. this time on friday night normally there would be people every

and howard country police tonight identified that man was john paslowski. today howard country executives made a big announcement he said on september 17 business owner will be able to fully access their shops via main street and then on september 30 will on to the public at least to pedestrians. business owners have three days to get things in order. we've been scramblinging trying to get repairs made. people tell us that's what john was doing here today. people who knew him devastated. they did not want to talk o that works in neighboring business just about what everyone has been going through since devastating flash floods on september 30. >> honestly it's def stating to look out and see his building and shop and know that heeds you know lost his life tonight. >> this is our community. this is our friends. this is people that we work with. and everybody lost everything. it used to be this time friday night normally there at this time [ disconnect ] it will remain so until it opens to business owners september 17 and public on september 7. but, again, ev