COVID-19 State of emergency Public Comment from Stacia ReedFrom:Stasia E Reid
To:Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Opinion for state of emergency
Date:Monday, April 6, 2020 5:53:38 PM
I will not deny that there are concerns for the COVID-19 virus! I cannot get onboard with a state of emergency vote!
This is ludicrous and our economy is tanking! We’re 50-60% or maybe more of hospitality workers! The bird flu,influenza and even surgery malpractice kills more people in a week Or maybe a day than this virus has killed in thestate of Montana since first being discovered. We will have half of our business close their doors completely if wedo this! If you want to keep the kids out of school till the end of the year, I get it, but I can’t believe that we wouldeven think to shut more business's down when most are closed already. We do not have an end in site which givesno ground to shut our economy down for 5 deaths in the state. My heart goes out for those family’s who have lostsomeone due to this virus or just because but I think it Is absolutely ridiculous to make that decision! Please DONOT DO THIS! We are born and then we die and in no way can cheat death so to try is so silly because in the endthe outcome will still be the same. We only have our economy that makes us strong and nothing else, no silver orgold. Without our middle class working we do not have the money to keep going. Please let us go back to work tomake us strong again, this is making us weak, lazy and our suicide rate is growing. People need purpose and friendsand in the last 2 weeks it’s been a nightmare.Sent from my iPhone