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Letter: New COVID-19 Cases Merited Faster Outcall from First Selectman
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Since Mike Handler “resigned” there has been scant information easily accessible for the citizens of New Canaan.
The town website has not been updated with the state data of approximately seven new cases since July 1st and our last call out was on July 1, so other than getting information from my town, I am relying on Lucy Dathan’s information that puts new New Canaan new cases since Friday at 7. That kind of jump was worthy of a call out to our town so that people can make choices about where they are willing to go and not go. Our first selectman has been emailed by numerous community members, but seems not to answer emails, many of them begging for Mike’s return or at least more frequent call outs. We are in a global pandemic that has not stopped. To see people walking around town without masks is abhorrent, and scary. For the first selectman not to have more than weekly updates, with reminders to social distance, wear a mask and wash hands, in addition to a spike in cases is also abhorrent. We had such a good OEM for years with Mike Handler now we have nothing. This is gross negligence on the part of the town. Without proper and timely information (not found on the town’s website as of Tuesday evening at 11:10 p.m.) I find the town in dereliction of it’s duty to health and safety of the community. Possible solutions:
1) Reinstate Mike Handler
2) Re-activate OEM and appoint someone (not a Kevin Moynihan appointee) in the community that has similar traits as Mike Handler that will keep the town well informed. 3) Increase the frequency of call outs to 2-3 times a week with special calls to report spikes in our community. 4) during the more frequent calls out reminders to social distance, wear a mask, and wash hands..