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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are any other counties being more restrictive than the state requires? Yes, I can Google, but if you know, spare us a moment. :) [/quote]

I'm not sure on childcares specifically. So far, when MD has announced that counties can enter a certain phase, MoCo, PG, Baltimore, and sometimes Anne Arundel and/or Howard would delay entering that phase. In some cases, I think it was justified (they had much higher case rates than elsewhere in MD), and in other cases it was just incompetence. It's like every time Hogan announces a new reopening phase allow, Elrich said he's "surprised" at the announcement, and the County will need to study it carefully (mind you, most of these declarations are 2-3 pages long at most), and then they end up making a decision on it a lot later. In a well-managed county, they would already have plans and procedures in place in anticipation of the next moves, so when they are announced, they can just pull their playbook off the shelf and be ready to implement.[/quote]

But they are already more restrictive. This makes things even more restrictive and will result in families getting kicked out and childcares closing even though there have been a tiny percentage of cases in centers (wapo reported 38 out of 5700 in august). These are just cases not uncontrolled outbreaks. [/quote]

Which is why you need to be emailnig each of your council members (individually, not the council-wide email which goes to an admin assistant) now. Also write them on Twitter and Facebook. They do listen, especially if a lot of people write in.

If you can, use "diversity" and "equity" in your message. That will get them to really listen.[/quote]

I’m confused- I thought that if you email the county email provided on the website that it will be considered testimony and provided to all Councilmembers? Can someone confirm?

Spread the news- a lot of parents have no idea about this.  I’m not sure that all daycare providers know.[/quote]

Which is more likely to be read -- the email sent to the generic email box that gets forwarded to members, or the email to one directly that says "Dear (Councilmember Name)".

I go with the latter, and also contact them via social media.[/quote]

Ok- it was t really clear to me how it worked.  I’ll forward the one I sent already to the individual members just in case.[/quote]

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