HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-05-20 Public Comment - M. Herron - public comment for commission 7_6_2020 - YES to mandatory masksFrom:Melissa Herron
To:Agenda
Subject:public comment for commission 7/6/2020 - YES to mandatory masks
Date:Sunday, July 5, 2020 10:07:38 PM
My name is Melissa Herron, my address is 703 S. 15th.
Between May 5th and today July 6th, a two month span, the graphs are showing that that we're
spiking again with confirmed Covid19 infections at the same rate or even slightly faster aswhen it was getting bad back in March, and we now have a total of 295 confirmed infections
(Visit https://www.healthygallatin.org/coronavirus-covid-19/ to see the graph).So, in the last two months, we've added 149 infections on top of late March's 146 count that
was deemed emergency enough to shut everything down. We're at the same landmark ofemergency now that we were in late March.
As a caring citizen, I personally urge the county health board and Bozeman City Commission
to make masks mandatory for entering ALL public establishments in Bozeman and GallatinCounty. Please align your standards with the importance of safeguarding lives. It's worth it,
and people will adjust to that attitude. I've attached an image I saw in the window at Vargo'sin downtown Bozeman, showing the effectiveness of "why wear a mask?"
It's an easy solution that will keep our stores open and our economy alive while
simultaneously reducing the risk and rate of infection. Please make Bozeman a masks-mandatory city, and Gallatin a masks-mandatory county.
Thank you,
Melissa Herron
703 S. 15th Ave. Bozeman, MT 59715
davaz.melissa531@gmail.com406-223-0809