It is my understanding that Covid is a life-threating health issue which has severely impacted our economy, disrupted our lives, and have left many people and small businesses financially ruined.
There are many important long-term issues in need of attention, but is not Covid an existing calamity; an urgent crisis deserving of top prioritization?
After all, were not Lancaster residents "Paused," perhaps sanctioned, punished, and lockdowned?
Were not Lancaster residents deprived of normal family functions including weddings, visitations, graduations, and funerals?
Were not Lancaster residents forced to delay medical attention?
Was not educational instruction interrupted?
Were not Lancaster residents forced to endure limitations on worship?
In fact, were not Lancaster residents previously told that leaving one's home to purchase a loaf of bread was not "essential?"
Have not small business been severely impacted by mandated Covid restrictions?
If "Yes" answers the foregoing questions, should not a serious, sensitive, and qualified candidate for Mayor understand the simple distinction between an important long-range issue, and issues arising out of a present crisis, which deserve immediate attention?