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Farmer City Mayor, City Council Offer Governor Pritzker Thoughts on Downstate Environment

Farmer City Mayor Scott Testory was not pleased with the Governor's response to a question regarding reopening downstate Illinois and so on behalf of the City, he and his fellow City Council members sent the Governor a letter to ask him to reconsider his stance about downstate.

 

The Mayor has not been able to reach the Governor by phone or otherwise and says this letter is his last-ditch attempt to get his attention and ask him to reconsider his stance about handling downstate Illinois the same as he does Chicago.

 

 

As the weather turns from early spring to late spring and summer, the Farmer City Raceway is hoping to get some races in and stimulate the local economy as it does yearly. Mayor Testory says recently the Government came in and shut down practices despite those participating practicing social distancing.

 

 

Governor Pritzker has encouraged law enforcement officials to enforce the stay at home orders and enforce people wearing masks in public, however, the Mayor does not know how his officials would do that.

 

 

The Mayor says small businesses are ready to reopen and are hurting the longer this goes on. He says there are so many aspects of everyday life residents are ready to get back to life as normal.

 

 

Mayor Testory says just because a reopening happens does not mean people will lose all regard for social distancing and feels his residence would continue to follow the guidelines set forth until public health officials say it is safe to gather close again. 

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