Short-term mandates are ok

The following editorial was posted to the newspaper website on Monday, July 13.

My goodness. Doesn't anyone pay attention to the details?

Short-term mandates proposed by the Petersburg Emergency Operations Center are necessary to prevent the spread of the Corona virus and resulting Covid-19 infections. Some mandates are voluntary. Some are short-term. Some are longer term. The borough assembly establishes termination dates for all legislation they enact.

The EOC is granted its authority by the Petersburg Borough Assembly. They approve or disapprove those mandates with full disclosure to the ci...