Anonymous wrote:So our multiple sports clubs - soccer and non-soccer - said that while Moco has said there can be youth sports, you can't get a permit for fields in June. Some of these very small businesses are about to go under(these are not the large soccer clubs). They are worried even if they camp out on a field, if they don't have a permit, the county will never allow one again.

You can't get use public school fields until July. The county has said they may not do permits all summer. So what is parks and planning staff doing? Btw - they already canceled camp all summer - which also supports kids from all economic classes.

Its very dishonest.

And being a data scientist, our numbers are far better than PG and other many hot spots. Our numbers are below CDC recommendations. And most of the outbreak was in nursing homes, 5 of the worst nursing homes accounted for over 25 percent of the deaths in Moco. Over 64 percent of deaths in Moco were in nursing homes.

But keep the kids home, locked up . . . but say that we are in phase 1 allowing youth sports. . ..

Anonymous wrote:Practically speaking it means everyone ignores these rules but we bankrupt the small businesses

Anonymous wrote:Can someone link to the actual orders and announcements. Can’t find them

Anonymous wrote:This confusion is coming from a poorly worded email that references Montgomery still being in a state home order

Anonymous wrote:Here's the key stuff from the email...

I know that reopening our County in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis is foremost on everyone’s mind. I want you to know that I am committed to working to protect the health of our residents as best as possible. That is how we made decisions for Phase I of our reopening, which began on Monday.
On Wednesday, Governor Larry Hogan announced Phase II of the reopening of Maryland. Each county has been allowed to enact reopening procedures in a manner that is best for its residents. We are proceeding based on the science and data and in consultation with our public health officer and other health experts. Our decisions and actions are similar to those of our neighboring jurisdictions.
For now, we are maintaining the stay-at-home order. We are evaluating Governor Hogan’s new Executive Order and are in the process of determining if any of his Phase II provisions will work with our Phase I policies and guidelines. Following guidelines from the CDC and other public health experts, each phase should have about 14 days of improvement before moving to the next phase.