Posted on 04/13/2020 1:45:36 AM PDT by Libloather
Thurston County commissioners voted 2-1 on Thursday to reopen the county’s three trails and many trailheads it manages, which have been closed along with most of the county’s facilities in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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During this shutdown, he said, mental and physical health are important.
“I think it’s critical that we have access to these trails to the extent possible,” Menser said.
That opened a discussion that Commissioner Gary Edwards rapidly expanded.
Edwards posited that perhaps the county should open all its parks, too. The decision to close county parks was “stupid,” he said, and people are conscious of social-distancing recommendations, which include staying at least 6 feet away from one another.
“This whole thing, by closing down all parks, state fishing, state access - I don’t know who came up with that idea, but I believe it was designed by people that live in a ghetto and they don’t have a vehicle,” Edwards said Tuesday.
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Hilltop in Tacoma, Rainier Beach in Seattle. And others I’m forgetting because I don’t go there. #;^)
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