7.A. ORD 20-028 Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 20-028, an Emergency Ordinance Amending Emergency Ordinance 20-010, as previously amended, to Extend and to Comprehensively Adopt Provisions to Address a Public Health Crisis and to Revise Certain Measures which are Necessary for the Immediate Preservation of the Public Health, Safety and Welfare of the City and are Necessary to Slow the Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Brookings, South Dakota. Second Reading: October 27, 2020.
Being encouraged by council member Neimeyer regarding comments for small businesses to share -I would like to mention those who come to brookings for their weddings or celebrations. While the mask mandate is in place - a celebration, pictures etc can be done, grudgingly. However - as a photographer and owner of a photography company my couples cannot keep getting put through the fear of cancelling their events, not knowing what to do or not. As a business owner The loss revenue cannot continue.
Honestly, those that are higher up on the food chain economically are pretty quick to degrade those who are in a lower tax bracket. Where is the pot of gold that will cover everyone’s expenses who contribute to Brookings local economy? Is the city going to step in and keep the heat on? Internet for kids schooling? We don’t need a hand out we need a hand up! The city is subjecting itself to a wide variety of lawsuits.
All residents & visitors to Brookings should feel safe in our community as they conduct their business. COVID-19 requires each of us to examine the ways we are conducting ourselves for the health and safety of others. Science tells us what we need to do and with good common sense we should all be following. Sometimes government rules are necessary to provide shared understanding to reduce risk and model the appropriate commonsense behaviors to keep us all safe.
For the sake of small businesses balancing on your decision to extend a worthless mask mandate or to fully open them for business, especially as we come into the holidays, It will decide the livlihood of businesses forcing people to close their doors, some to never reopn again leaving empty store fronts. This is very serious as your vote will determine the ecomonic future of Brookings for decades. so think about it, obviously it's not about the masks it about the control.
Thank you for continuing to take reasonable actions to combat the coronavirus pandemic in town.
I support this continued action.
I hope that rules are enforced during the meeting in the regular small space, and I hope that the experts are heard out respectfully, and that the council gives due consideration to their suggestions. The views of other citizens are also valuable, but sometimes misinformation is spread, and that is disheartening. Misinformation and expert opinions are not equal.
Being encouraged by council member Neimeyer regarding comments for small businesses to share -I would like to mention those who come to brookings for their weddings or celebrations. While the mask mandate is in place - a celebration, pictures etc can be done, grudgingly. However - as a photographer and owner of a photography company my couples cannot keep getting put through the fear of cancelling their events, not knowing what to do or not. As a business owner The loss revenue cannot continue.
Honestly, those that are higher up on the food chain economically are pretty quick to degrade those who are in a lower tax bracket. Where is the pot of gold that will cover everyone’s expenses who contribute to Brookings local economy? Is the city going to step in and keep the heat on? Internet for kids schooling? We don’t need a hand out we need a hand up! The city is subjecting itself to a wide variety of lawsuits.
All residents & visitors to Brookings should feel safe in our community as they conduct their business. COVID-19 requires each of us to examine the ways we are conducting ourselves for the health and safety of others. Science tells us what we need to do and with good common sense we should all be following. Sometimes government rules are necessary to provide shared understanding to reduce risk and model the appropriate commonsense behaviors to keep us all safe.
For the sake of small businesses balancing on your decision to extend a worthless mask mandate or to fully open them for business, especially as we come into the holidays, It will decide the livlihood of businesses forcing people to close their doors, some to never reopn again leaving empty store fronts. This is very serious as your vote will determine the ecomonic future of Brookings for decades. so think about it, obviously it's not about the masks it about the control.
Thank you for continuing to take reasonable actions to combat the coronavirus pandemic in town.
I support this continued action.
I hope that rules are enforced during the meeting in the regular small space, and I hope that the experts are heard out respectfully, and that the council gives due consideration to their suggestions. The views of other citizens are also valuable, but sometimes misinformation is spread, and that is disheartening. Misinformation and expert opinions are not equal.