Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments FINAL
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Citizen Comments for the June 23, 2020 Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: (Mrs) Marcelle Praetorius Address: 904 Parker Drive Date Submitted: 6/23/2020 12:07:32 PM Please pass a mandate for face coverings/masks while out in public in Leon County. Please address enforcement in stores, parks and other public places with law enforcement and others so it is not an empty regulation , Follow surgeon general guidelines for use in over age 2 population and address that if someone cannot cover their face they are too ill to be out in public. Please address what out in public means. Thank you for address safety for all of us. Page 1 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Aaron Halford Address: 1918 Gina Dr Date Submitted: 6/21/2020 8:59:08 PM We are at a crossroads. I can only hope you follow evidence based recommendations to keep people safe. Clearly the residents of Tallahassee cannot be trusted to stay home. Leadership is needed now more than ever. We must remain socially distant and mandate masks in public. We also need more assistance programs to help people struggling with finances. Page 2 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Aaron Lindbloom Address: 4028 Roscrea Drive, Tallahasse FL 32309 Date Submitted: 6/21/2020 10:28:16 PM Please make masks mandatory. Why do people make science political? Page 3 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Abby Derby Address: 353 Gathering Oaks Dr Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 1:41:28 AM Please start requiring masks in all indoor public places. We must take more measures to curb the spread of coronavirus and masks are one the more effective, and simple, means, or doing so. See this research study: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009637117 Thank you. Page 4 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Abra Kinch Address: 1216 Hawthorne Street, Tallahassee, FL 32308 Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 10:31:31 AM I would explore the committee, for the safety of those of us living in Tallahassee, to mandate masks/coverings when in enclosed, public settings, and not while seated and eating. Madison Social has an excellent model. This will normalize masks before kids go back to school and students return to the universities. I would also ask that we set guidelines so that enforcement of this issue is equitable. Certain people should not be policed more than others, and a face mask made as excuse to further put law enforcement pressures on certain citizens more than others. With the climate we’re experiencing now, I’m sure you understand my meaning. Page 5 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: ABRAHAM MIDDLETON Address: 611 Short Street Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 9:16:18 AM I'm an advocate for public mask wearing. Listen to the CDC, listen to public health experts: wear a mask and save lives. Page 6 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adam Bennett Address: 506 Cactus Street, Tallahassee FL 32304 Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 1:34:02 PM My wife and I were just married in April, in our front yard with 5 select guests at a distance, instead of in front of 125 friends and family at the beach. My wife suffers from an autoimmune disorder. Has for the entirety of her adult life. Plus other risk factors, including age. She has zero chance of surviving COVID-19. Zero. She's been working from and staying home for more than three months. I still go to a job where I can separate from my co-workers and public. I wear a mask, wash my hands constantly and fastidiously. I do all I can to keep my wife safe in our home bubble. She has zero chance of survival. I only go out for work, and grocery store runs, and it is getting harder and harder to maintain distancing, not to mention how few masks I see. I can no longer shop at Publix because of how lax they are with their own employees improper wearing of masks, much less other shoppers with no respect for personal, social distancing. Not only is my wife in danger, but this will stretch out indefinitely unless further steps are taken. Please make PROPER mask wearing mandatory, and consider further shutdown measures. Page 7 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adam Brink Address: 3403 Prock Dr Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 3:17:08 PM Please consider finding ways to enforce social distancing requirements at bars and restaurants, including a return to stricter measures during this substantial increase in cases. Also, please consider that American citizens have limitations on all of their freedoms. Requiring masks in public and implementing aggressive contract tracing would go far in slowing spread of the virus and would do little to impact personal freedoms, especially compared to the alternative of lockdowns. Absent leadership from higher levels of government, the responsibility falls to you. Please think of the long term effects of premature reopening and lackadaisical social distancing on our community and do what is right for our vulnerable populations and health care workers. Thank you. Page 8 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adam Hyman Address: 8830 Sapphire Drive Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 10:29:05 AM I would like to submit my comment in favor of mandatory masks and social distancing, enforced by law. This is a pandemic. Strong measures are required. We will have to endure this for many more months to come, and the actions taken now (or inactions) will determine the status of this county, state, and nation after this is over. Administrations at all levels of government have historically been much more heavy handed than current when enforcing policies to ensure maximal public health. History shows the formation of "virus squads," which were doctors backed by police whom forced people to comply with medical standards and even forced innoculation once a vaccine was discovered. Obviously, enforcing mask and other pandemic mitigation strategies are much less burdensome for all involved. The foundation for strong action has been set not only by past governing bodies during pandemics and outbreaks of disease, but also by the Supreme Court of the United States itself. In the case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court ruled that vaccines could be made mandatory, and likened a pandemic to a war, where decide action must be taken. So now this need to act has fallen upon you. You must find the resolve to enact strong policies to protect your people- some even from themselves. And yes, there may be some who are enraged, and they will live to resist in one form or another- but they will live. In times such as these, leaders of the people do what is best for their people despite political cost. History has shown- time and time again- that pushing for economic return to normalcy in a pandemic will actually be more harmful to the economy in the long run. So ask yourselves not what Leon County will look like in 6 months- ask what it will look like in 6 years. What will your legacy be? Page 9 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adria Harper Address: 2333 Clare Drive Date Submitted: 6/23/2020 4:54:13 PM Given the recent uptick in CoVid cases in our community, and the fact it seems many individuals and businesses are no longer following the CoVid public safety guidelines, I support the mask requirement for public places in Leon County. Use of masks in public spaces has been proven to lower the spread of the virus. With reduced spread, businesses and individuals alike will have a better chance at success and stability during these times. Thank you for your consideration, The Harper Family Page 10 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adrianne Kautz Address: 4101 Zermatt Drive Date Submitted: 6/21/2020 9:20:03 PM The commission needs to take a stand and require masks in Leon County. It is in the best interest of our population, especially the most vulnerable. Many businesses have shown they are unwilling to take the proper precautions to make their customers feel safe. Many citizens have taken mask-wearing as a personal affront to their civil liberties. It is clear the commission needs to step in and require masks for the safety of our citizens. Page 11 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Adron Andrews Address: 1998 Larette Dr Tallahassee, FL Date Submitted: 6/21/2020 8:33:12 PM I support mandatory masks in public spaces. Page 12 of 1241 Board of County Commissioners, June 23, 2020 Citizen Comments Special Meeting Name: Aimee McDonald Address: 2986 Nutmeg CT Date Submitted: 6/22/2020 10:57:21 AM Please allow the the health of the people to stay in the hands (and faces) of the people. Allow us to self-govern our own health by making our own choices. This is a very slippery slope once you begin mandating what free citizens must wear or put on their bodies.