COVID-19 State of emergency Public Comment from Glenn Wehe2From:Glenn WeheTo:Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Re: Tonight"s MeetingDate:Monday, April 6, 2020 8:00:48 PM
Mr. Mayor - Friendly Amendment - #11 of the Declaration. This Declaration is effective immediately and shall terminate upon subsequent order from
the City Manager or the City of Kalispell ..." or to be reauthorized after 90 days by the city council...".
On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 5:10 PM Glenn Wehe <glennwehe@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Mayor, Council members, and Mr. Russell:
It may be beneficial for the city to follow suit by declaring a "state of emergency" for the current alarm raised by the SAR-COV-2 "Wuhan Virus".
It is interesting to note that tonight's meeting agenda has proposed allowing the city & KPD to 1. Prevent ingress and egress to the city and also 2. To enforce a quarantine and curfew where no real emergency exists.
(Page 56, item 3)
I believe this part needs to be stricken from the proposed ordnance completely.
This statement has NO place in a free society in spite of perceived health dangers, which are by all accounts not worse than a standard flu seasonhere in the valley.
While you may be able to recover some state or government monies through this declaration, infringing on ANY freedoms of its inhabitants will
serve no purpose at all.
Thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter.Glenn WeheColumbia Falls, Montana