Bloomington mayor sends letter to Pritzker addressing COVID-19 mitigations

Posted on November 4, 2020
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – The state’s COVID-19 resurgence mitigations are in place across Region 2, which include no indoor dining or bar service, but local leaders do not agree with the measures.

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner sent a letter to Gov. Pritzker and said overall, the city has done better than many other communities in Illinois in terms of infection rates and other factors.

The rolling positivity in Region 2 is 10.1%, while the rate in McLean County is 5.8%.

Renner and Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said enforcement from the city will remain the same.

“Enforcement is going to look like what it was in the past. If we get a call and there is a complaint of some sort, we forward that to the McLean County Health Department,” said Gleason.

According to county officials, the health department is requesting voluntary compliance.

The mitigations can be lifted once the region’s positivity rate drops to 6.5% or less for three consecutive days.

Mayor Tari Renner’s letter to Gov. Pritzker

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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