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From YouTube: Weekly COVID-19 Update From Mayor Hamilton on June 1
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This week's message from Mayor John Hamilton.
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Hi
this
is
Mayor
John
Hamilton,
it's
Monday,
June,
1st
and
I
want
to
give
an
update
on
kovat
related
activities
here
in
the
community
before
I.
Do
that
I
just
want
to
make
a
few
comments
to
the
horrific
and
frustrating
and
angering
actions
that
we've
seen
again,
where
innocent
unarmed
African
Americans
lose
their
lives
to
government
action
or
vigilante
action
most
recently
seen
in
Minneapolis,
but
we
know
tragic,
terrible
incidents
in
Georgia
in
Louisville
and,
of
course,
a
litany
of
many
many
others
through
the
years
decades
centuries.
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We,
as
a
community
of
course,
stand
together
in
sympathy
and
support
for
the
victims
and
also
in
commitment
to
do
all
we
can
to
stop
this
kind
of
abuse
of
power.
Our
Police
Department
is
extensively
trained
here
in
de-escalation
and
in
anti
bias
incidents.
We
depend
upon
our
public
safety
officials
to
respond
on
our
behalf
with
our
values.
We
clearly
saw
examples
in
other
places
where
that
went
terribly
wrong
with
terrible
actions,
and
justice
has
to
be
done
for
that.
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Besides
the
training
and
the
commitment
of
community
values,
it's
so
important
to
have
transparency
so
that
anytime
anything
does
happen,
and
anybody
has
questions
that
that
the
book
is
open,
that
the
what
happened
is
clear
and
that
justice
can
be
done.
We
have
monthly
Public,
Safety
Board
meetings
that
review
any
such
incident
or
any
questions
here.
I
welcome
you
all
to
participate
in
those.
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If
you
want
our
hearts,
go
out
to
the
victims,
our
minds
and
our
souls,
and
our
community
must
be
dedicated
to
continuing
to
do
the
hard
work
to
overcome
the
ugly
legacies
of
racism
that
persist
all
around
us.
No
community
is
immune
from
this
community
to
any
other
community
and
I.
Just
want
to
note
that
importance
of
a
final
note
on
that.
It's
also
protests,
of
course,
are
right
and
appropriate.
A
Bloomington
has
a
long
and
proud
tradition
of
protesting
against
actions
taken
in
error
or
our
values
that
aren't
reflected,
and
that
is
very
appropriate
to
do,
and
we
from
city
government
absolutely
support
those
kinds
of
activities.
We
want
to
be
sure,
they're
peaceful,
that
they're
nonviolent,
that
they
don't
threaten
injury
or
risk
to
others,
but
we
certainly
welcome
those
who
want
to
stand
up
and
be
heard
to
continue
to
advocate
for
the
change.
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That's
so
important
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
about
more
of
this
further
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that,
before
getting
into
the
Kovan
materials
in
terms
of
updates
locally,
you
all
probably
know
on
noon.
On
Saturday
we
went
into
stage
three
primarily
largely
the
the
statewide
stage,
three
through
a
health
order
from
the
county
that
was
issued,
effective
noon,
Saturday
that
will
run
through
the
15th
of
June.
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That
opens
up
a
few
things,
not
major
changes,
and
in
fact
one
of
the
things
we
did
not
do
is
go
to
a
hundred
person
social
gatherings,
but
kept
it
at
50.
According
to
the
county
declaration,
it
did
open
up
some
gyms
and
fitness
centers
as
under
protocols
that
they
need
to
make
clear
to
the
public.
Our
data
continue
to
be
good
in
terms
of
the
hospitalizations
and
incidents
of
the
disease,
but
we
also
know
the
scientists
tell
us
they're
great
risks
ahead.
You
made
announcements
about
many
thousands
of
students
likely
to
come
back.
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We
need
to
be
vigilant.
We
all
need
to
continue
to
behave
well
to
physically
distance
to
use,
masks
anytime,
we're
not
imp
able
to
physically
distance
with
folks
to
stay
away
for
six
stay
home
to
get
tested.
If
we
do
have
symptoms
wash
hands
frequently,
all
those
things
are
so
important.
Thank
you
all
for
continuing
to
do
them.
We
will
continue
to
be
driven
by
the
data
and
the
science
as
we
make
decisions
going
forward.
Even
this
weekend
we
learned
of
a
long-term
care
facility
in
town
that
has
apparently
dozens
of
cases.