HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200728_T Thiersch_COVIDFrom:Tom Thiersch
To:jeffbocc
Cc:citycouncil@cityofpt.us; Board of Health
Subject:Buskers are violating state COVID-19 restrictions
Date:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 5:46:08 PM
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Commissioner Sullivan,
re: Your comment at the 7/27/2020 BoCC meeting about buskers.
Those people are violating the governor's COVID-19 order.
Our governor and secretary of health have established a prohibition on all live
entertainment, indoor and outdoor.
If you see a busker in Port Townsend (or anywhere), call law enforcement; these violationsmust be stopped!
Thank you,
Tom Thiersch
Jefferson County
UPDATE:
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/Memo%20SafeStart%20Ghanges%207.28.pdf?
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See the memo that definitively states the official policy of the governor.
Effective July 20, 2020, all live entertainment is prohibited except performances outdoors for
members of the same household where social distancing of a minimum of 10 feet is always
maintained from the entertainer and facial coverings are worn by all individuals. “Live
entertainment” refers to any activity in which an individual or individuals perform for an audience of
an individual or individuals, where all are physically present. This prohibition applies without regard
to the nature or location of the event, whether or not the performer receives compensation, and
whether the performer is featured or in the background. This prohibition does not apply to
household members within their own homes.