HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-29-20 Public Comment - C. Pincus - COVID info accessFrom:Chris Mehl
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: public right to know re Covid hotspots, from Utah
Date:Monday, June 29, 2020 4:48:27 PM
Chris Mehl
Mayor, City of Bozemancmehl@bozeman.net406.581.4992________________________________________From: Clara Pincus [clarapincus@gmail.com]Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 4:39 PMTo: BOHPublicComment@gallatin.mt.gov; Chris MehlSubject: public right to know re Covid hotspots, from Utah
Interesting.Utah County will be required to release information to the public identifying two businesses that reportedly createdhot spots of the coronavirus and infected at least 68 people following a judge’s ruling on Monday.The judgment, issued from the bench in 4th District Court, comes after KSL-TV sued Utah County earlier thismonth over its refusal to provide the names of those businesses, arguing that there was no legal merit forwithholding them.Judge Christine Johnson agreed on Monday, ordering the county to release the records within 48 hours.The public has a “significant and weighty interest in knowing about COVID-19 outbreaks, where and how theyhappen [and] who they happen to,” she said in issuing the ruling.“I think we’re all in a better position to understand how to keep ourselves healthy if that information is available,”Johnson added.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/06/29/judge-rules-utah-county/
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