If you have not communicated with your city government lately, this might be a good reason to do so. The city council of Twin Falls will have a discussion in front of the public on the matter of a mask mandate.
There is a lot of confusion about what will happen tonight. (I’m not the official spokesman for the city and I don’t pretend to be.) The explanation I received from the city manager is that the city council will consider among themselves if they want to have a public hearing to consider a mask mandate. But here’s my advice; even if there is not a “public hearing” tonight it is important that the council hear from you. This can be done in two ways, and I recommend both.
- email or call every city council member today. Be kind and respectful and express your desire concerning a mask mandate. Be sure to speak factually, carefully, respectfully, and remember you are speaking to an elected neighbor, a fellow citizen.
- Suzanne Hawkins (Mayor) shawkins@tfid.org
- Ruth Pierce (Vice Mayor) rpierce@tfid.org
- Christopher Reid (Council Member) creid@tfid.org
- Shawn Barigar (Council Member) sbarigar@tfid.org
- Craig Hawkins (Council Member) chawkins@tfid.org
- Nikki Boyd (Council Member) nboyd@tfid.org
- Greg Lanting (Council Member) glanting@tfid.org
- Attend the meeting in person.
- This will be hard for many citizens because the meeting begins at 5p.m. tonight (Nov. 2). Due to the move back to state 3 by the Governor, last week puts some limits on how many people will be allowed at the meeting. It appears 50 will be the limit. Don’t let that keep you from attempting to attend.
Remember to check your heart rate often when engaging in politically charged issues that you have a strong opinion.
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