Members,
As I sit here on Saturday morning reading the news articles I grow more concerned for the citizens of Templeton. It is becoming more and more obvious to me that my local government is keeping vital health information away from its citizens.
I've read through 7 local and national publications. Each and every publication has multiple articles relating to the extent of the Covid-19 infection. Each of these publication had World, National and State confirmed cases, deaths and in some cases recovered cases. Even our own "Daily Status Report" lists National, State and Worcester County confirmed cases, but somehow local information regarding the number of infected, dead and recovered has been determined to sensitive for publication.
I want to ask someone, on what planet does more information make you less safe? How could knowing the number of confirmed, dead and recovered possibly make me, a citizen, a taxpayer of Templeton less safe?
Please show me the facts! How am I as a citizen of Templeton safer by not knowing if 8 or 8000 of my local residents are infected? How do I as a citizen feel safer ( because thats really what its about) when my BOH is withholding vital information regarding the spread of a highly contagious disease among our local community.
Please reply with the governing legal rational for not reporting the number of local confirmed, dead and recovered. Could you also explain how ignorance on the part of the citizenry is preferred over knowledge as seemingly the BOH is insisting that ignorance of a diseases local spread is better than knowledge for the safety of Templeton Taxpayers.
I feel this information is vital to protect the health and safety of Templeton residents and find it a massive disservice that our BOH is refusing to release vital healthcare information.If the info is not important than why is it required to be reported to the BOH?
Only looking for legal response from BOH, not justification of method by BOS or Admin.
Concerned citizen,
