Az. mayors request stay-at home order from Gov. Ducey

[RandySF]

Dear Governor Ducey:

In acknowledgement of recent empirical findings that support social distancing as an effective mechanism by which to slow the spread of COVID-19, we as mayors representing millions of vulnerable Arizonans fervently urge Governor Ducey to issue a Stay-At-Home order for the state. We understand that public health officials in Arizona have already recommended the Governor issue a Stay-At-Home Arizona order immediately and we would like to know why the Governor has not followed that recommendation.

Arizona must not squander the opportunity to learn from the unfolding events in our sister states and immediately formalize a statewide Stay-At-Home order to ensure that we pursue every avenue to #flattenthecurve of this devastating pandemic.

Twenty-eight other states that represent more than 50% of the American constituency, have already officially urged everyone to stay home. The ever-increasing numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths serve as a stark indicator of what is to come if we do not take action now.

Throughout our State’s history, Arizonans have stepped up to help one another through difficult times. We cannot emphasize enough that staying home is one of the best ways to continue that tradition. All Arizonans must help stop the spread by modeling social responsibility and caution for our communities.

The only way at this moment in time to save lives is to stay at home and #flattenthecurve. Empower Arizona!

Respectfully,

Mayor Anna Tovar, City of Tolleson

Mayor Alexis Hermosillo, City of El Mirage

Mayor Coral Evans, City of Flagstaff

Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix

Mayor Ginny Dickey, Town of Fountain Hills

Mayor Regina Romero, City of Tucson

Mayor Valerie Molina, Town of Guadalupe

Mayor Thomas L. McCauley, City of Winslow

Mila Besich, Town of Superior

https://azdailysun.com/news/local/mayors-request-stay-at-home-order-from-gov-ducey/article_8cae4671-0e2f-5534-944e-4bc0b85621c8.html

[Mike 03]

1. Thanks for posting this.

We do need our governor to rise to the occasion. If we're not going to test (although, it appears testing is picking up over the last two days), the least we can do is shelter in place (a lot of already are).